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<title>May 22, 2013 -- Bail Bond Case Leads to Arrest of Goldsboro Man</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Tobias Audrea Artis, 34, of 	416 Miller Ave., Goldsboro; he was charged with one count of acting as an unlicensed bail bondsman...
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 13:40:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>May 20, 2013 -- Wilmington Man Arrested for Alleged Insurance Fraud</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Sinclair Auvant Parker, 45, of 6700 McCalley Court, Wilmington; he was charged with one count of insurance fraud and two counts each of obtaining property by false pretense and attempting to obtain property by false pretense...
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<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 12:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>May 11, 2013 -- Insurance Commissioner Requests Correction and Apology for Public Accusation</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin is calling on North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Aldona Wos to publicly correct and apologize for falsely and personally blaming him for the state's rejection of Medicaid expansion...
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<pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2013 16:15:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>May 2, 2013 -- Forsyth County Bondsman Charged with Impersonating an NCDOI Officer</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Christopher David Manning, 24, of 160 Longbridge Drive, Kernersville; he was charged with one count of impersonating a law enforcement officer...
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<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 15:35:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>April 18, 2013 -- SHIIP Announces Statewide Award Winners</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin has announced the winners of four statewide awards from SHIIP, the Seniors' Health Insurance Information Program of the Department of Insurance...
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<guid isPermaLink="false">NCDOI.com Press Release 454</guid>
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<pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 17:25:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>April 16, 2013 -- Towing Bills Lead to Insurance Fraud Charges for Durham Couple</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrests of Terry Louis Johnson, 29, and Sharonda Renee Taylor, 31, both of 14 Oakside Court, Durham...
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<pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 14:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>April 15, 2013 -- Four Arrested in Alleged Alamance County Staged Accident Scam</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of four people in an insurance fraud scheme involving a staged auto accident in Alamance County. The Department of Insurance requests assistance from the public...
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<pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 14:40:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>April 5, 2013 -- Former Deputy Fire Chief Accused of Embezzling Funds</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of George Fredrick Moore III, 48, of 170 Lake Haven Drive, Snead Ferry; he was charged with four felony counts of embezzlement...
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<pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2013 11:58:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>April 3, 2013 -- Special Election Period for Some Medicare Beneficiaries</title>
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RALEIGH -- More than 2,700 Medicare beneficiaries in North Carolina are eligible for a special election period due to the cancellation of Medicare Advantage plans issued by Universal Health Care and Universal Health Care Insurance Company...
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<pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2013 15:57:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>April 2, 2013 -- Operation Medicine Drop a Success in North Carolina</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin asked North Carolina to clean out its medicine cabinets, and people throughout the state answered the call. From March 17-23, more than 250 Operation Medicine Drop events were held in 74 counties across...
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<pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2013 11:55:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>March 27, 2013 -- Henderson County Insurance Agent Accused of Embezzlement</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Holly Ann Small, 38, of 115 McMinn Ave., Brevard; she was charged with two counts of embezzlement by an agent...
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 15:46:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>March 21, 2013 -- Rural Richmond County Fire Districts Obtain New Insurance Rating</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner and State Fire Marshal Wayne Goodwin today announced that seven rural fire districts in Richmond County have completed the necessary steps to extend their fire insurance district lines, effective...
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<pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 14:50:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>March 14, 2013 -- Mecklenburg Man Arrested for Alleged Insurance Fraud</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Calvin Brooks, 28, of 4626 Rock Stream Drive, Charlotte; he was charged with one count each of insurance fraud and attempting to obtain property by false pretense...
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<pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2013 16:35:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>March 14, 2013 -- Surry County Mother and Son Accused of Insurance Fraud</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrests of Jackson Del Simpson, 19, of 113 Copeland School Road, Dobson; and Joy Michelle Simpson, 44, of 221 Mayberry Ave., Mount Airy. Both have been charged with...
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<pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2013 15:35:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>March 13, 2013 -- Office Manager Accused of Embezzling Insurance Agency Funds</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Carlene Gifford Kefauver, 39, of 9405 Mill Grove Road, Indian Trail; she was charged with 33 counts of embezzlement by employee, five counts of forgery and five counts...
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<pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2013 13:45:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>March 13, 2013 -- Operation Medicine Drop Events Coming to a Town Near You</title>
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RALEIGH --  Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin announced that between March 17-23, 2013, Safe Kids North Carolina and Operation Medicine Drop will provide a landmark number of sites throughout the state where...
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<pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2013 12:30:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>March 5, 2013 -- Agreement Reached on Homeowners Insurance Request</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today signed a settlement agreement with homeowners insurance companies allowing an overall statewide average rate increase of 7 percent, varying by territory and form, beginning July 1...
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<pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2013 12:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>February 28, 2013 -- Wilson County Funeral Director Arrested for Alleged Forgery and Insurance Fraud</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Tyrone Powell Jones, 61, of 1312 Fikewood Street E., Wilson; he was charged with one felony count each of obtaining property by...
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2013 11:15:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>February 27, 2013 -- Insurance Fraud Suspect Arrested on Arrival at RDU</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Arkadiusz Waldemar Kyc, 39, who fled from prosecution in Wake County to an address in Poland; he is charged with one count each of insurance fraud and obtaining property by false pretense...
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2013 14:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>February 22, 2013 -- Arrest of Martin County Man Accused of Unlicensed Bail Bondsman Activity</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Herman L. Basnight, 27, of 1075 Evan Lane, Robersonville; he is charged with two counts of acting as an unlicensed bail bondsman and...
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<pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 14:30:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>February 21, 2013 -- Health Insurance Smart NC Awarded for Helping People Find Coverage</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin is pleased to announce that Health Insurance Smart NC is the winner of Inclusive Health's 2012 John Friesen Award for a consumer advocacy organization...
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<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2013 15:10:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>February 19, 2013 -- Family Members Arrested for Allegedly Staging Accidents for Insurance Money</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of five people accused of engaging in an insurance fraud scheme involving staged auto accidents...
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<pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2013 15:50:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>February 19, 2013 -- Seven Arrested in Alleged Wake County Staged Accident Scam</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of seven people in an insurance fraud scheme involving staged auto accidents in Wake County. The Department of Insurance requests assistance from the public in locating three additional suspects...
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<pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2013 15:45:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>February 18, 2013 -- Former Monroe Financial Advisor Charged With Alleged Embezzlement</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Ricky Gayland Crocker, Sr., of 4013 Parkwood School Road, Monroe; he is charged with ...
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<pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2013 15:10:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>February 8, 2013 -- $2.9 Million to be Returned to Former Phoenix Fund Members</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the distribution of more than $2.9 million to 643 former members of the Phoenix Fund, Inc...
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<pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2013 09:55:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>February 1, 2013 -- Alleged Insurance Fraud Leads to Rutherfordton Man's Arrest</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Jon Joshua Behrns, 33, of 758 Pleasant Hill Loop, Rutherfordton; he is charged with one count of insurance fraud...
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<pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 14:50:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>January 24, 2013 -- Commissioner Goodwin Announces $26 Million in Recoveries and Savings for North Carolinians</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced that the Department of Insurance saved or recovered more than $26 million for North Carolinians in 2012...
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<guid isPermaLink="false">NCDOI.com Press Release 432</guid>
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<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2013 12:40:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>January 22, 2013 -- Alleged Insurance Scam Lands Greene County Man in Jail</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Torrell Tracy Harris, 25, currently residing at the Greene Correctional Institution in Maury; he is charged with one count each of insurance fraud and obtaining property by false pretense...
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<guid isPermaLink="false">NCDOI.com Press Release 431</guid>
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 14:50:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>January 17, 2013 -- Stanly County Man Arrested for Allegedly Inflated Rental Insurance Claim</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Timothy Ray Blizzard, 41, of 532 Catalina Drive, Albemarle; he is charged with one count of insurance fraud...
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2013 14:20:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>January 16, 2013 -- Guilford County Man Charged with Insurance Fraud, Forgery</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Glen Thomas Jacobson, 46, of 5242 Cragganmore Drive, McLeansville; he is charged with 14 counts of insurance fraud and 13 counts of common law forgery...
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<guid isPermaLink="false">NCDOI.com Press Release 429</guid>
<category>Investigations</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2013 16:07:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>January 14, 2013 -- Henderson County Body Shop Owner Accused of Insurance Scam</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of George Connolly, 58, of 173 Underwood Road, Fletcher; he is charged with one count of obtaining property by false pretense...
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<guid isPermaLink="false">NCDOI.com Press Release 428</guid>
<category>Investigations</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2013 15:40:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>January 14, 2013 -- Thomasville Insurance Agent Arrested for Allegedly Submitting False Applications</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Corinne Elizabeth Sylvester, 30, of 1188 Noahtown Road, Thomasville; she is charged with one felony count of obtaining property by false pretense...
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<guid isPermaLink="false">NCDOI.com Press Release 427</guid>
<category>Investigations</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2013 15:11:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>January 10, 2013 -- Hendersonville Doctor Accused of Failing to Pay Employee Insurance Premiums</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Dr. Felicia Brabham, 59, of 735 Sixth Ave. West, Hendersonville; she is charged with one count of insurance fraud...
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<guid isPermaLink="false">NCDOI.com Press Release 426</guid>
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2013 13:50:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>January 8, 2013 -- Davie County Law Firm Employees Arrested for Alleged Embezzlement Scam</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrests of Kelly Renee Jones, 45, of 1739 Highway 601 South, Mocksville: and Jacqualynn Donna Stroud, 58, of 284 Highway 901, Harmony...
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<guid isPermaLink="false">NCDOI.com Press Release 425</guid>
<category>Investigations</category>
<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2013 14:20:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>January 3, 2013 -- Raleigh CEO Charged with Alleged Failure to Pay Insurance Premiums</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Rebecca Horne Wood, 36, of 2338 Dove Court, Rocky Mount; she is charged with one count each of failing to pay premiums deducted from employee pay...
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<guid isPermaLink="false">NCDOI.com Press Release 424</guid>
<category>Investigations</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jan 2013 14:30:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>January 2, 2013 -- Engagement Ring Leads to Arrest for Alleged Insurance Fraud</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Nathan Daniel Cooperman, 40, of 218 First Ave., New York, N.Y.; he is charged with one count each of insurance fraud and obtaining property by false pretense...
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<guid isPermaLink="false">NCDOI.com Press Release 423</guid>
<category>Investigations</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jan 2013 16:20:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>December 14, 2012 -- Ensure a Safe Holiday Season, Follow the 12 Days of Holiday Fire Safety </title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner and State Fire Marshal Wayne Goodwin is using social media and the Internet to promote "12 Days of Holiday Fire Safety," a campaign intended to help families prevent fires and injuries around the home during the holidays...
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<pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2012 14:45:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>December 5, 2012 -- American Modern Home and American Family Home Insurance Companies to Issue $1.6 Million in Refunds</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin has announced a settlement agreement with American Modern Home Insurance Company and its affiliate American Family Home Insurance Company...
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<guid isPermaLink="false">NCDOI.com Press Release 421</guid>
<category>NCDOI</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2012 11:20:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>November 30, 2012 -- Vance County Woman Arrested for Alleged Accident Scam</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Cassandra F. Alexander, 36, 877 Lamb St., Henderson; she is charged with one count of attempting to obtain property by false pretense...
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<guid isPermaLink="false">NCDOI.com Press Release 420</guid>
<category>Investigations</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2012 16:50:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>November 30, 2012 -- Insurance Commissioner Fines Hartford Life and Annuity Insurance Company $91,500</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin has announced a settlement agreement with the Hartford Life and Annuity Insurance Company in the amount of $91,500. Per the N.C. Constitution Article IX, Section 7,...
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<guid isPermaLink="false">NCDOI.com Press Release 419</guid>
<category>NCDOI</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2012 14:05:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>November 30, 2012 -- Angier Man Arrested for Allegedly Fraudulent Water Damage Claim</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Donald Lee Hill, 45, of 56 W. Smithfield St., Angier; he is charged with one count each of insurance fraud,...
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<pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2012 13:15:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>November 27, 2012 -- Agreement Reached for Dwelling Property Insurance Rates</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin has signed a settlement agreement with the insurance companies in the matter of a rate revision for dwelling insurance...
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<guid isPermaLink="false">NCDOI.com Press Release 417</guid>
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<pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2012 12:20:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>November 19, 2012 -- State Fire Marshal Urges Families to Practice Safety on Thanksgiving</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner and State Fire Marshal Wayne Goodwin reminds families that safety in the kitchen is always important, but it is especially so on Thanksgiving Day when there is a lot of activity and people at the home...
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<guid isPermaLink="false">NCDOI.com Press Release 416</guid>
<category>OSFM</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 19 Nov 2012 10:45:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>November 15, 2012 -- Red Springs Insurance Agent Arrested for Alleged Embezzlement</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Jonathan Garrett Chavis, 22, of 470 Murph McLaughlin Road, Red Springs; he is charged with one count each of embezzlement by an insurance agent and obtaining property by false pretense...
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<guid isPermaLink="false">NCDOI.com Press Release 415</guid>
<category>Investigations</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2012 16:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>November 9, 2012 -- Department of Insurance Makes Decision on BCBSNC Individual Rate Filing</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced a decision on Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina’s request to increase rates for its Blue Advantage, Blue Options HSA and Blue Saver products for individuals...
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<title>November 2, 2012 -- Commissioner Goodwin Organizes Insurance Assistance Center for North Carolinians Affected by Hurricane Sandy</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin has organized an Insurance Assistance Center where people who have questions or complaints about filing insurance claims in the wake of Hurricane Sandy can meet in-person...
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<title>November 1, 2012 -- Change your Clocks, Change your Batteries</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner and State Fire Marshal Wayne Goodwin reminds all North Carolinians to change the batteries in their smoke alarms when they turn back their clocks this weekend for daylight saving time...
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<title>October 30, 2012 -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin Wants Families to Stay Warm, Stay Safe</title>
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RALEIGH -- With a winter storm warning in effect in western North Carolina, Insurance Commissioner and State Fire Marshal Wayne Goodwin is urging people to defend themselves against home heating fires and carbon monoxide poisoning...
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<title>October 30, 2012 -- What do I do after the storm?</title>
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RALEIGH -- The Department of Insurance answers questions frequently asked after a storm or hurricane...
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Oct 2012 10:30:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>October 26, 2012 -- Goodwin Encourages North Carolinians to Prepare for Hurricane Sandy</title>
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RALEIGH -- With a tropical storm watch in effect for parts of North Carolina, Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin reminds all North Carolinians to be prepared for severe weather by visiting www.NCHurriClaims.com, a new website created by the North Carolina Department of Insurance...
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<title>October 23, 2012 -- Goodwin Calls for Hearing on Homeowners Insurance Rate Request</title>
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RALEIGH -- Initial review raises concerns that the rate increases requested by the insurance companies may be excessive and unfairly discriminatory...
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<title>October 23, 2012 -- Wake County Insurance Agent Arrested for Allegedly Embezzling Funds</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Leilani Arellano, 23, of 1067 Lake Wendell Road, Wendell; she is charged with five counts each of embezzlement...
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<title>October 19, 2012 -- Pitt County Man Arrested, Accused of Fraudulent Insurance Claim</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Ricky Lee Skinner, 53 of 3020 Spring Creek Road, Apt. 5, Greenville; he is charged with two counts of...
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<title>October 18, 2012 -- Deadline to Submit Public Comments on Insurance Companies' Request to Raise Homeowners Insurance Rates is Oct. 19</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin reminds North Carolinians that the deadline for the public to submit comments on the insurance companies' request to raise homeowners insurance rates is Oct. 19...
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<title>October 18, 2012 -- Burnt Car Claim Leads to Nash County Arrest for Alleged Insurance Fraud</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Brian Jerrell Lucas, 21, of 6570 Old Smithfield Road, Bailey; he is charged with one count of insurance fraud and one count of obtaining property by false pretense...
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<pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2012 13:40:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>October 15, 2012 -- Joint Investigation Leads to Insurance Fraud Arrests of Lumberton Men</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrests of Ronnie Earl Locklear Jr., 35, of 301 Newgate St., Lumberton; and Michael Andrew Currie, 49, of 176 Nealy St., Lumberton...
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<guid isPermaLink="false">NCDOI.com Press Release 403</guid>
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<pubDate>Mon, 15 Oct 2012 15:30:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>October 10, 2012 -- Mecklenburg County Man Surrenders on Insurance Fraud Charge</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Joseph Michael Phelan, 42, last known to reside at 9702 Aegean Court, Huntersville; he is charged with one count of insurance fraud and...
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<pubDate>Wed, 10 Oct 2012 15:30:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>October 4, 2012 -- Insurance Commissioner Wants Families to Have Two Ways Out</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner and State Fire Marshal Wayne Goodwin launched 2012 Fire Prevention Week, Oct. 7-13, by declaring Oct. 10 Family Fire Drill Day and urging everyone to uphold this year's campaign theme, "Have Two Ways Out," by...
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<guid isPermaLink="false">NCDOI.com Press Release 401</guid>
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<title>October 3, 2012 -- N.C. Insurance Industry Requests 17.7 Percent Rate Hike for Homeowners Policies</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced that the Department of Insurance received a homeowners rate filing from the North Carolina Rate Bureau on Oct. 1. The Bureau, which is not affiliated with the Department...
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<title>September 26, 2012 -- Operation Medicine Drop and Safe Kids NC Help the DEA Take Back Drugs</title>
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RALEIGH --  On Sept. 29, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., North Carolinians will have the opportunity to rid their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused and unwanted prescription medications...
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<guid isPermaLink="false">NCDOI.com Press Release 399</guid>
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<title>September 19, 2012 -- Granville County Insurance Agents Indicted for Alleged Embezzling</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the grand jury indictment of Ronnie Thorpe, 53, of 8198 Charlie Stovall Road, Oxford, and Brian Douglas Vann, 58, of 4065 Salem Farm Road, Oxford; each was charged with...
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<guid isPermaLink="false">NCDOI.com Press Release 398</guid>
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<title>September 18, 2012 -- Goodwin Announces First Meeting of Task Force on Employee Misclassification</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin is pleased to announce that the first meeting of the Governor?s Task Force on Employee Misclassification will be held on Sept. 20, 2012, at 11 South Boylan Ave., Raleigh, at 10 a.m...
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<title>September 17, 2012 -- Charlotte Woman Accused of Fraudulently Obtaining Driver's License with Fake Form</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Briana Ciara Byers, 18, of 3003 Fairglen Road, Charlotte; she is charged with one count of obtaining property by false pretense...
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<pubDate>Mon, 17 Sep 2012 14:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>September 17, 2012 -- Mecklenburg County Man Accused in Restaurant Insurance Fraud Scheme</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced that Robert Chase Garcia, 28, has been charged with one count each of attempting to obtain property by false pretense and insurance fraud...
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<title>September 17, 2012 -- NCDOI Offers Free Hurricane Preparedness Materials</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin is pleased to announce that free informational toolkits are now available to help North Carolinians prepare for and recover from a hurricane or other disaster...
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<guid isPermaLink="false">NCDOI.com Press Release 394</guid>
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<pubDate>Mon, 17 Sep 2012 15:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>September 14, 2012 -- Child Passenger Safety Week is Sept. 16-22</title>
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RALEIGH --  Child Passenger Safety Week is Sept. 16-22, 2012, and Safe Kids North Carolina is urging parents and caregivers to make every trip in a vehicle a safe trip for children by following the strict rules of safety restraints...
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<guid isPermaLink="false">NCDOI.com Press Release 393</guid>
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<title>September 13, 2012 -- Medicare Annual Election Period is Oct. 15- Dec. 7</title>
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RALEIGH -- Your health needs change from year to year, and the benefits and costs of your health plan may change each year, too. That's why it's important to evaluate your Medicare choices...
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<guid isPermaLink="false">NCDOI.com Press Release 392</guid>
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<title>September 11, 2012 -- State Fire Marshal Director Receives Awards for Outstanding Injury Prevention Efforts</title>
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RALEIGH --  Insurance Commissioner and State Fire Marshal Wayne Goodwin announced today that Kelly Ransdell, deputy director at the North Carolina Department of Insurance Office of State Fire Marshal, and director of Safe Kids North Carolina, has received two injury impact awards ...
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<guid isPermaLink="false">NCDOI.com Press Release 391</guid>
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<pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2012 10:15:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>September 7, 2012 -- Insurance Agent Sentenced to Federal Prison on Insurance, Mail Fraud Charges</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin and Ripley Rand, United States Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina, today announced that John A. Womack, Jr., 66, of High Point, was sentenced on Sept. 6 to 41 months of confinement in a federal prison and...
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<pubDate>Fri, 07 Sep 2012 17:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>August 29, 2012 -- Insurance Commissioner Announces Arrests in Alleged $5.3 Million Embezzlement Scheme</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrests of four individuals accused of participating in an embezzlement scheme involving $5.3 million...
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<pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2012 17:20:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>August 28, 2012 -- Brunswick County Man Arrested For Alleged Disability Insurance Fraud</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Matthew Scott Cameron, 42, of 1739 Point Windward Place, Shallotte; he is charged with four counts of insurance fraud, three counts...
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<pubDate>Tue, 28 Aug 2012 14:05:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>August 28, 2012 -- Department of Insurance Investigates Alleged Staged Accident Scheme</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Shacoria Vontravia Crawford, 24, of 1801 Griers Road, Apt. E, Charlotte; she is charged with one count each of insurance fraud, conspiracy to commit insurance fraud and...
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<pubDate>Tue, 28 Aug 2012 11:10:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>August 24, 2012 -- Durham Woman Accused of Altering Police Reports to Commit Insurance Fraud</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Mary Teresa Whitman Few, 43, of 3729 Cambridge Road, Durham; she is charged with one felony count each of insurance fraud, obtaining property by false pretense and...
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<pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2012 11:30:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>August 22, 2012 -- Nash County Woman Arrested After Allegedly Accepting Double Settlement Funds</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Shantell Nicole Battle, 24, of 4920 Baker Road, Nashville; she is charged with one felony count of obtaining property by false pretense...
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Aug 2012 14:08:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>August 20, 2012 -- Yadkin County Insurance Agent Arrested for Alleged Embezzlement, Forgery</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Charles Everett Collins, 69, of 1535 St Andrews Court, Yadkinville; he is charged with one count each of embezzlement by an insurance agent, common law forgery and making a false statement...
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<title>August 17, 2012 -- Catawba County Woman Arrested for Alleged Insurance Scam Against Restaurants</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Shanay Poole Parsons, 34, of 4398 Golden Lane, Claremont; she is charged with two counts of insurance fraud, two counts of obtaining property by false pretenses, and...
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<pubDate>Fri, 17 Aug 2012 13:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>August 17, 2012 -- Alleged Auto Insurance Scam Leads to Ashe County Woman's Arrest</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Holly Cecilia Miller, 37, of 1490 Rock Fence Road, Creston; she is charged with one count each of insurance fraud and making a false report to a police station...
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<title>August 15, 2012 -- Wilmington Trio Arrested for Alleged Auto Insurance Fraud</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrests of Alfonzo Bethea, 39, of 4905 Blue Clay Road, Wilmington; Antonette Denise Waters, 29, of 621 N. 10th St., Wilmington; and Crystal Paige Waters, 30, of 1003 S. 14th St., Wilmington...
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<title>August 15, 2012 -- Former Bryson City Fire Chief, Wife Arrested After Joint Investigation</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrests of Joseph Winford Hughes, 44, and Cylena Taylor Hughes, 44, both of 1138 Hyatt Creek Road, Bryson City....
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<title>August 10, 2012 -- State Fire Marshal Urges Students to Practice Campus Fire Safety</title>
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RALEIGH -- As many college students move into dorms and off-campus housing in the coming days, Insurance Commissioner and State Fire Marshal Wayne Goodwin wants students to make sure they will be living in a fire-safe environment...
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<title>August 9, 2012 -- Bridge to be Named in Memory of Asheville Firefighter on Aug. 15</title>
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RALEIGH -- On Aug. 15, 2012, the Smoky Park Bridge in Asheville is to be renamed as a memorial to Capt. Jeff Bowen, an Asheville firefighter who lost his life in the line of duty in July 2011...
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Aug 2012 13:20:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>August 1, 2012 -- Iredell County Insurance Agent Accused of Insurance Fraud</title>
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RALEIGH --  Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest James Donald Williams, 38, of 468 Bristol Drive, Statesville...
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<title>August 1, 2012 -- Lincoln County Dentist Arrested for Alleged Insurance Fraud</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Daniel Owen Carson, 54, of 7777 Rock Meadows Trail Court in Denver, N.C...
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<title>July 24, 2012 -- Cumberland County Woman Arrested for Alleged Insurance Fraud</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Debra Gail Hodges, 41, of 5009 Inverness Drive, Fayetteville...
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<title>July 18, 2012 -- Safety Advocates, Law Enforcement Join Forces to Prevent Child Heatstroke in Hot Cars</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today joined Wake County Sheriff Donnie Harrison, the president and CEO of Safe Kids Worldwide, Safe Kids North Carolina coalition members, and representatives from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and Governor's...
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<guid isPermaLink="false">NCDOI.com Press Release 373</guid>
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<title>July 13, 2012 -- Allegedly Fraudulent Applications Lead to Arrest of Rocky Mount Insurance Agent</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Jason Everett Alston, 28, of 3824 Cornerstone Court, Rocky Mount; he is charged with one felony count of obtaining property by false pretense...
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<guid isPermaLink="false">NCDOI.com Press Release 372</guid>
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<title>July 12, 2012 -- Pittsboro Woman Arrested for Alleged Auto Insurance Scam</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Katina Faye Walker, 39, of 1151 Thompson St., Pittsboro...
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<guid isPermaLink="false">NCDOI.com Press Release 371</guid>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2012 4:05:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>July 11, 2012 -- Joint Investigation Leads to Laurinburg Woman's Arrest for Alleged Insurance Fraud</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Shannon Sales, 29, of 18603 Blakely Road, Laurinburg...
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<guid isPermaLink="false">NCDOI.com Press Release 370</guid>
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<title>July 6, 2012 -- Allegedly Fraudulent Insurance Claim Leads to Burke County Arrest</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Heidi Lorane Hunt, 33, of 717 Amherst Road Lot 7, Morganton...
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<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jul 2012 14:15:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Jul 6, 2012 -- Safe Kids NC Reminds Parents That Gas and Fire Don't Mix</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin offers gasoline safety tips for a safe summer...
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<title>July 2, 2012 -- State Fire Marshal Encourages Residents to Practice Summer Safety</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2012/070212.asp</link>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner and State Fire Marshal Wayne Goodwin wants North Carolinians to enjoy the upcoming holiday and the rest of summer by remaining alert about outdoor dangers...
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<title>June 28, 2012 -- NCDOI Comments on Supreme Court Decision on Affordable Care Act</title>
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RALEIGH -- In response to today's U.S. Supreme Court's decision on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin issued the following statement on behalf of the North Carolina Department of Insurance:...
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 12:35:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>June 28, 2012 -- Department of Insurance Arrests Rocky Mount Man for Alleged Insurance Fraud</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2012/062812a.asp</link>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Taliferro Antiona Blue, 40, of 105 Milestone Court, Rocky Mount; he was charged with one count each of insurance fraud, obtaining property by false pretense and impersonating an attorney...
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<title>June 27, 2012 -- Fayetteville Man and Bondsman Arrested for Alleged Bail Bonding Violations</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2012/062712a.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrests of Harold Orlando Hill, 41, of 5719 Meharry Drive, Fayetteville; and Brunhilde B. Ross, 53, of 195 N. Reily Road, Fayetteville...
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<title>June 27, 2012 -- Cumberland County Bail Bondsman Accused of Working with Inmate to Solicit Bonds</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2012/062712b.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrests of Rainey Hope Crosby, 36, of 511 S. Eastern Blvd., Fayetteville; and Brunhilde B. Ross, 53, of 195 N. Reily Road, Fayetteville...
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<title>June 26, 2012 -- Wake County Investor Arrested for Alleged Insurance Fraud</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Nasir Craig Dukes, 31, of 306 Terra Verde Drive #342, Raleigh; he was charged with one count of insurance fraud...
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<title>June 26, 2012 -- NCDOI Makes Arrests for Bail Bonding Violations in Sanford Shooting</title>
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<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrests of Teresa E. Boler, 40, of 5717 Five Sister Court, Fayetteville; and Gary Eugene Borum, 49, of 1724 Morrowick Court, Fayetteville...
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<title>Jun 22, 2012 -- Safe Kids NC Urges Parents to "Look Before You Lock"</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin, Safe Kids North Carolina and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration are reminding everyone to "Look Before You Lock" to prevent heat stroke deaths that occur as the result of children being left or trapped in unattended vehicles...
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<title>June 20, 2012 -- Bridge to be Named in Memory of Asheville Firefighter on Aug. 15</title>
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<description>
RALEIGH -- On Aug. 15, 2012, the Smoky Park Bridge in Asheville is to be renamed as a memorial to Capt. Jeff Bowen, an Asheville firefighter who lost his life in the line of duty in July 2011...
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<title>June 14, 2012 -- NCDOI Launches NCHurriClaims.com</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin encourages all North Carolinians to prepare for the hurricane season by visiting www.NCHurriClaims.com, a new website created by the North Carolina Department of Insurance...
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<title>June 14, 2012 -- Surf City Insurance Agent Charged with Alleged Embezzlement</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Nell Marie Griffin, 34, of 140 Douglas Drive, Holly Ridge; she is charged with one count of embezzlement by an insurance agent...
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<title>June 13, 2012 -- Lincoln County Couple Arrested for Alleged Insurance Fraud</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrests of David Rowe III, 36, of 3816 King Wilkinson Road, Lincolnton, and Terri Lynn Rowe, 33, of 201 N. 4th Ave. #A5, Maiden...
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<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jun 2012 16:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>June 12, 2012 -- Mecklenburg County Diner Arrested for Alleged Insurance Fraud</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Robert Chase Garcia, 27, of 430 Queens Road #532, Charlotte; he is charged with ten counts each of obtaining property by false pretense and insurance fraud...
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<title>June 11, 2012 -- Littleton Insurance Agent Arrested for Allegedly Collecting Unearned Commissions</title>
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<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Kevin Dion Poindexter II, 28, of 983 Eaton Ferry Road, Littleton; he is charged with one felony count of obtaining property by false pretense...
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<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jun 2012 13:30:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>June 7, 2012 -- Lincoln County Couple Arrested for Alleged Insurance Fraud</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrests of Leslie Lee Bolen, 40, and Brandy Cress, 36, both of 7340 Hallman Mill Road, Vale; each is charged with one count of insurance fraud and one count of obtaining property by false pretense...
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<title>June 1, 2012 -- Iredell County Man Arrested for Alleged Auto Insurance Fraud</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Luis Londono-Castro, 32, of 137 Four Winds Drive, Statesville; he is charged with one count each of insurance fraud and obtaining property by false pretense...
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<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jun 2012 12:45:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>May 29, 2012 -- North Carolina joins MetLife Settlement Agreement</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced that North Carolina has joined a $40 million multi-state settlement with a group of Metropolitan Life insurance companies over allegations of life insurance improprieties...
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<title>May 29, 2012 -- North Carolina Department of Insurance Launches NCHurriClaims.com</title>
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RALEIGH -- The North Carolina Department of Insurance created the NC HurriClaims website to help North Carolinians access insurance information before, during and after a storm...
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<title>May 25, 2012 -- Veterans May Receive Reimbursement for NCDOI Licensing Exams</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2012/052512b.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin is proud to announce that eligible veterans may now seek reimbursement for the cost of license examinations administered by the North Carolina Department of Insurance...
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<pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 8:30:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>May 25, 2012 -- Lock, Look, Learn About Water Safety</title>
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RALEIGH -- Safe Kids North Carolina, a statewide coalition housed in the North Carolina Department of Insurance Office of State Fire Marshal, is reminding parents and caregivers about important safety tips in an effort to reduce child drownings...
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<pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 8:15:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>May 22, 2012 -- Media Opportunity: Safe Kids North Carolina and Great Wolf Lodge Team up to Teach Water Safety</title>
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RALEIGH -- An estimated 400 children age 14 and younger drown in swimming pools and spas each year across the U.S. A Consumer Product Safety Commission study found that 2,000 children are treated annually in hospital emergency rooms...
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<guid isPermaLink="false">NCDOI.com Press Release 347</guid>
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 10:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>May 15, 2012 -- State Fire Marshal Goodwin Announces Volunteer Fire Department Grants</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner and State Fire Marshal Wayne Goodwin is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2012 Volunteer Fire Department Fund grants. This year, a total of $8,717,495.18 has been awarded to 644 volunteer fire departments across the state...
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<title>May 4, 2012 -- Insurance Agent Indicted, Arrested on Federal Fraud Charges</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of John A. Womack, Jr., 66, of 1100 North Rotary Drive, High Point; he is charged with four counts of mail fraud, two counts of making false statements to an insurance examiner, and five counts of making false entries into the accounts and books of an insurance business...
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<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 10:15:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>May 1, 2012 -- Stanly County Man Accused of Insurance Fraud, Filing False Police Report</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2012/050112.asp</link>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Franklin Baxter Vaughn, 52, of 30654-C Tom Road, Albemarle; he is charged with one count each of insurance fraud and filing a false police report....
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<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 15:15:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>April 27, 2012 -- Car Dealership Shop Manager Arrested on Alleged Insurance Fraud Charges</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Julius Broady, 52, of 3972 NC Highway 46, Gaston; he is charged with...
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 12:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>April 26, 2012 -- Alleged Fraudulent Auto Insurance Claim Lands Wake County Man in Jail</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of James David Hartsfield, 51, of 10000 Baileywick Road, Raleigh; he is charged with one count of obtaining property by false pretense...
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>April 25, 2012 -- Pitt County Bail Bondsman Arrested in Undercover Operation</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Faylene F. Little, 56, of 2581 Thomas Langston Road, Winterville; she is charged with two counts of solicitation by a bail bondsman...
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 12:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>April 24, 2012 -- Safe Kids Events Promote Child Safety on the Field, at Home, on the Water and in the Car</title>
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RALEIGH -- Unintentional injuries kill more than 830,000 children annually worldwide and permanently disable even more, according to statistics from Safe Kids USA...
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 12:10:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>April 18, 2012 -- Alleged Hit and Run Accident Leads to Insurance Fraud Charges</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Ernest Franklin Bibus II, 36, of 5417 Dona Road, Julian; he is charged with one count each of insurance fraud and obtaining property by false pretense...
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<title>April 12, 2012 -- Man Arrested for Kidnapping, Impersonating a Bail Bondsman</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Barry Eugene Hicks, 53, of 7115 Old Greensboro Road, Chapel Hill; he is charged with one count each of kidnapping, felonious restraint, obtaining property by false pretense, and...
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 14:15:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>April 4, 2012 -- Insurance Commissioner Optimistic Bridge will be Named for Fallen Firefighter</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner and State Fire Marshal Wayne Goodwin today expressed his approval of a Board of Transportation committee recommendation to name the Smoky Park Bridge in Asheville in honor of Capt. Jeff Bowen...
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<title>April 4, 2012 -- Insurance Commissioner Names 2012 P&amp;C Advisory Committee Members</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin announced today the newly appointed members of the Property and Casualty Agent Advisory Committee...
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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 12:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>April 2, 2012 -- Operation Medicine Drop a Success in North Carolina</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin asked North Carolina to clean out its medicine cabinets, and people throughout the state answered the call...
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<guid isPermaLink="false">NCDOI.com Press Release 336</guid>
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<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 16:15:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>March 30, 2012 -- Commissioner Suggests Improvements to Property Insurance Rate Making</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin would like to express his appreciation to the members of Legislative Research Committee on Property Insurance Rate Making for their diligent study in the area of homeowners insurance...
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<title>March 30, 2012 -- Arrests Made in Alleged Forged Life Insurance Policy Scheme</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrests of Harvey Griffin, 38, of 4500 Deborah Drive, Nashville; and Juanita Powell Phillips, 76, of 624 Walton Circle, Rocky Mount...
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<title>March 26, 2012 -- Alleged Name Switch on Homeowner's Policy Leads to Arrest</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Antwanne Lashawn Woods, 30, of 913 S. English St., Greensboro; he is charged with one count each of insurance fraud and attempting to obtain property by false pretense...
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<pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 14:25:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>March 23, 2012 -- Buried Motorcycle Leads to Alleged Insurance Fraud Arrest</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Peter Jay Raposa, 44, of 224 Asheland Road, Ellenboro; he is charged with one count of insurance fraud...
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2012 14:45:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>March 23, 2012 -- Alleged Auto Insurance Fraud Leads to Polk County Arrest</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Judy Ann Mills, 51, of 425 Rockwood Lane, Tryon; she is charged with one count of insurance fraud...
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2012 14:30:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>March 19, 2012 -- Safe Drug Disposal Offered at March Operation Medicine Drop Events</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin announced that between March 18-24, 2012, Safe Kids North 
Carolina and Operation Medicine Drop will provide ...
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<pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 10:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>March 15, 2012 -- Charlotte Man Arrested, Accused of Filing False Lost Wages Claim</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Marvin Angelo Ross, 48, of 11706 Five Cedars Road, Charlotte; he is charged with one count of insurance fraud and one count of attempting to obtain property by false pretense...
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<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 17:30:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>March 15, 2012 -- Second Alleged Conspirator Arrested for Insurance Fraud</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Jessica Shamere Key, 29, of 2571 Hudson Poultry Road, Iron Station; she is charged with one count of insurance fraud...
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<guid isPermaLink="false">NCDOI.com Press Release 328</guid>
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<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 13:30:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>March 14, 2012 -- Alleged Disability Scam Uncovered in Durham County</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Perry Lamar Fain, 40, of 207 Pebblestone Drive, Durham; he is charged with two counts of obtaining property by false pretense...
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<guid isPermaLink="false">NCDOI.com Press Release 327</guid>
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 13:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>March 13, 2012 -- Woman Arrested in Gaston County, Accused of Making False Insurance Claim</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Christona Shante Ross, 29, of 2571 Hudson Poultry Road, Iron Station...
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<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 14:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>March 9, 2012 -- Insurance Commissioner Wants Bridge Named for Fallen Firefighter</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner and State Fire Marshal Wayne Goodwin today expressed his disappointment that a state Board of Transportation committee...
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<pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2012 16:55:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>March 8, 2012 -- NCDOI Investigation Uncovers Alleged Annuity Fraud Scheme</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrests of Milton Scott Hooks...
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<title>March 5, 2012 -- After the Storm: Insurance Tips</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today is providing insurance tips for ...
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<title>March 2, 2012 -- Safe Drug Disposal Offered at March Operation Medicine Drop Events</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin announced that between March 18-24, 2012, Safe Kids North 
Carolina and Operation Medicine Drop will provide ...
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<title>March 1, 2012 -- Safe Kids NC Hosts Child Safety Seat Checkup Events in Wake County </title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner and State Fire Marshal Wayne Goodwin today announced that the North Carolina 
Department of Insurance and Safe Kids North Carolina are partnering with ...
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<title>February 29, 2012 -- Changes in Property Owners' Fire Insurance Ratings Not a Result of DOI Actions </title>
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RALEIGH -- Some property owners have seen an increase in their insurance premiums recently as a result of ...
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<title>February 28, 2012 -- NCDOI Reviews Hurricane Irene Response</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today issued a memorandum summarizing ...
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<title>February 27, 2012 -- 2012 N.C. Residential Code to be Posted Online on Feb. 28</title>
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<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner and State Fire Marshal Wayne Goodwin today announced that the 
2012 North Carolina Residential Code will be available online on the ...
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<title>February 21, 2012 -- Insurance Agent Pleads Guilty in Person County</title>
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<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced that an insurance agent operating in Person County 
has pleaded guilty to six counts of ...
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<category>Investigations</category>
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<title>February 17, 2012 -- Wake County Car Salesman Arrested in Alleged Insurance Scheme</title>
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<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Erick Antonio Brinkley of Zebulon; 
he is charged with six counts of ...
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<title>February 17, 2012 -- North Carolina Granted Adjustment to Medical Loss Ratio Standard</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced North Carolina has received approval from the U.S. Department of ...
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<title>February 15, 2012 -- State Fire Marshal Reminds Families to Stay Vigilant About Fire Safety and Prevention</title>
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<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner and State Fire Marshal Wayne Goodwin, Barnardsville Fire Department and Jupiter Fire Department a
re reminding North Carolinians to stay focused on fire safety and ...
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<title>February 10, 2012 -- Alleged Insurance Scam Leads to Greene County Brothers' Arrests</title>
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<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrests of Harold Thomas Hill, Howard Burnette Hill 
and Melvin Hill, all of Snow Hill. Each man was charged with ...
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<title>February 10, 2012 -- Two Arrested in Alleged Hurricane Insurance Claim Scheme</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrests of Paul Edward Brown of Greensboro, and 
Chancey Roscoe Vaughn of Gibsonville; each man was charged with...
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<title>February 8, 2012 -- Wilmington Credit Agent Arrested in Alleged Embezzlement Case</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Rhonda Lee Drewery of Wilmington; 
she is charged with embezzlement of more than ...
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<title>February 6, 2012 -- Fuquay-Varina Agent Caught in Alleged Vehicle Title Scam</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Dalia Soto Urbina of Fuquay-Varina; 
she is charged with 25 counts of ...
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<title>February 2, 2012 -- N.C. Auto Insurance Companies Ask for No Rate Change</title>
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<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced that the Department has received the annual auto 
insurance rate filing from ...
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<title>February 1, 2012 -- Cabarrus County Woman Arrested in Alleged Insurance Overpayment Scheme</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Tanisha Lozada, 25, of Concord; 
she is charged with one count of ...
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<title>February 1, 2012 -- 2011 a Successful Year in Fighting Insurance Fraud</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin is proud to announce that more than $10.4 million was returned to ...
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<title>January 31, 2012 -- Commissioner Goodwin Meets with Life and Health Agent Advisory Committee</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the members of the newly formed Life and Health Agent 
Advisory Committee (L&amp;H AAC) as the group held its first meeting ...
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<title>January 23, 2012 -- Guilford County Insurance Agent Arrested for Alleged Embezzlement</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Randal Gene Bickham of Greensboro; he is charged with four counts of ...
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<title>January 19, 2012 -- Second Arrest in Alleged Insurance Fraud Scheme in Wilmington</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Landon Noah Anthony "Rocky" Mabe, 25, of 4150 Breezewood Drive, Apt. 104, Wilmington...
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<title>January 19, 2012 -- Huntersville Restaurant Owner Accused of Illegally Cancelling Health Insurance Policy</title>
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<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Joseph Michael Phelan, 42, of 9702 Aegean Court, Huntersville...
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<title>January 18, 2012 -- Wilmington Finance Company Manager Accused of Insurance Fraud</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Gregory Steven Gurney, 49, of Wilmington. 
He is charged with six counts each of ...
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<title>January 17, 2012 -- Former Funeral Home Owner, Wife Arrested in Sylva</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrests of Ronnie Austin Riddle and and Thomasine Sheehan Riddle, 
both of Sylva. Ronnie Riddle was charged with 13 counts of ...
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<title>January 11, 2012 -- Alleged Fake Car Theft Leads to Arrest in Columbus County </title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Lisa Williams of Tabor City; she is 
charged with one count of ...
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<title>January 11, 2012 -- Robeson County Man Arrested for Alleged Fake Home Burglary and Insurance Claim</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2012/011112.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Kenneth Neil Price of Lumberton; he 
is charged with one count each of ...
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<title>January 10, 2012 -- Commissioner Goodwin Announces $42 Million in Recoveries and Savings for North Carolinians</title>
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<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced that the Department of Insurance saved or recovered more than 
$42.2 million ...
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<title>December 22, 2011 -- Greensboro Mother Arrested, Accused of Using Child in Fraudulent Injury Claims</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2011/122211.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Lakasha Delshone Evans of Greensboro; 
she is charged with four counts of obtaining property by ...
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<title>December 21, 2011 -- Safe Kids NC Warns of Battery Ingestion Dangers </title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner and State Fire Marshal Wayne Goodwin today announced a critical partnership between ...
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<title>December 20, 2011 -- Keep Your Holidays from Going Up in Flames</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner and State Fire Marshal Wayne Goodwin is reminding North Carolinians to stay 
focused on fire safety
especially when it comes to ...
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<title>December 20, 2011 -- 2011 Grant Funds Awarded to North Carolina's First Responders</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner and State Fire Marshal Wayne Goodwin today is proud to announce that ...
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<title>December 19, 2011 -- Swansboro Agent Accused of Embezzling Insurance Funds</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Peirson Freeman Lane of Swansboro; he is 
charged with four counts each of embezzlement by ...
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<title>December 16, 2011 -- Safe Kids NC Reminds Parents Not to Toy with Safety</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner and State Fire Marshal Wayne Goodwin is urging parents and caregivers to keep 
children safe this holiday season by ...
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<title>December 12, 2011 -- Insurance Commissioner Rules on Dwelling Property Insurance Rates</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin has issued an order pertaining to dwelling fire and extended ...
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<title>December 7, 2011 -- State Fire Marshal Goodwin Has Strict Orders for a Safe Holiday Season!</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner and State Fire Marshal Wayne Goodwin is launching the holiday season with strict "orders" 
for North Carolinians to ...
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<title>December 1, 2011 -- Important Deadline: Time is Running out to Enroll in a Medicare Drug Plan </title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin wants to remind North Carolina's 1.5 million Medicare beneficiaries 
of a very important deadline ...
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<title>November 22, 2011 -- UPDATE: FEMA Extends Proof of Loss Deadline </title>
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RALEIGH -- As requested by Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin, Federal Emergency Management Agency officials have extended the proof of loss deadline for flood victims of Hurricane Irene from Nov. 23 to Jan. 23, 2012 ...
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<title>November 18, 2011 -- Insurance Commissioner: Hurricane Victims Need More Time to File Flood Claims</title>
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RALEIGH --  Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today sent a letter to Federal Emergency Management Agency officials urging them to extend the Hurricane Irene Proof of Loss deadline beyond the current deadline of Nov. 23. ...
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<title>November 16, 2011 -- Former President of Scotland County Firefighters Association Indicted</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the indictment of James Rupard, 50, of Laurinburg; he was 
indicted by a Scotland County grand jury on three felony Class C counts of ...
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<title>November 15, 2011 -- Pamlico County Insurance Assistance Center Details</title>
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RALEIGH -- To address insurance issues stemming from Hurricane Irene, Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin will activate a ...
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<title>November 7, 2011 -- Bondsman Arrested, Accused of Filing Forged Court Motion</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Steve Anthony Harrison, 42, of 206 Pinegate Circle, Chapel Hill ...
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<title>November 4, 2011 -- Stanly Co. Man Accused of Filing Claim for Staged Break-in</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2011/110411.asp</link>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Kenneth Wayne Jenkins, 25, of Albemarle; 
he is charged with one count of ...
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<title>October 24, 2011 -- Wilmington Water Damage Claim Leads to Arrest for Alleged Insurance Fraud</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2011/102411.asp</link>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Stephanie Jean Holanek of Wilmington; 
she is charged with four counts of insurance fraud, three counts of ...
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<pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>October 21, 2011 -- Man Uses Mother's Car for Alleged Insurance Fraud Scheme</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2011/102111.asp</link>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Gerald Lamont Warren of Pendleton; he is 
charged with one count of ...
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<title>October 20, 2011 -- Operation Medicine Drop and Safe Kids NC Help the DEA Take Back Drugs</title>
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RALEIGH -- On Oct. 29, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Operation Medicine Drop, a grassroots partnership that includes 
Safe Kids North Carolina, will work with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and the North Carolina State 
Bureau of Investigation to provide the public with ...
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<title>October 17, 2011 -- Bail Bondsman Accused of Fraudulently Cashing Bond Collateral Check</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2011/101711.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH --Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Robert Anthony Poole of Durham; he is charged with 
one felony count of attempting to ...
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<title>October 10, 2011 -- Insurance Commissioner Wants You To Protect Your Family From Fire</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2011/101011.asp</link>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner and State Fire Marshal Wayne Goodwin launched 2011 Fire Prevention Week, Oct. 9-15, by ...
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<title>October 7, 2011 -- Update: Hatteras Island Insurance Assistance Center Details </title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2011/100711.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin has established a series of Insurance Assistance Centers, where 
people with insurance questions or complaints can ...
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<pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>October 6, 2011 -- Multi-Agency Effort Results in Arrests for Alleged Staged Accident Ring </title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2011/100611b.asp</link>
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RALEIGH -- - Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of eight people accused of engaging in 
an insurance fraud scheme involving staged auto accidents ...
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<title>October 6, 2011 -- Commissioner Goodwin Stands Up for Residents with Insurance Complaints</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin continues to work for North Carolinians amidst concerns that some 
residents are dissatisfied with ...
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<title>October 3, 2011 -- More Charges Filed Against Henderson County Manufactured Home Dealer</title>
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<description>
RALEIGH -- - Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Roger King; he is charged with five counts of 
obtaining property by false pretense. The latest charges have been filed in addition to two counts of obtaining property by ...
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<title>October 3, 2011 -- Insurance Agent Arrested for Alleged Embezzlement</title>
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<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Jared Johnson Steele, 34, of Fort Mill, S.C.; 
he is charged in Gaston County, N.C., with two counts each of obtaining property by false pretense and embezzlement by ...
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<title>September 29, 2011 -- Granville County Woman Arrested, Accused of Using Deceased Person's ID</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2011/092911.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Maria Carmen Gonzales, 35, of Butner; she is 
charged with one count each of identity theft, insurance fraud, and ...
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<title>September 20, 2011 -- Safe Kids NC Reminder: Sept. 19-25 is Child Passenger Safety Week</title>
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<description>
RALEIGH -- Child Passenger Safety Week is Sept. 19-25 and Safe Kids North Carolina is urging parents and caregivers 
to make every trip in a vehicle ...
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<title>September 16, 2011 -- Rocky Mount Woman Accused of Insurance Fraud</title>
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<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Brenda L. Battle of Rocky Mount; she is 
charged with one count each of insurance fraud and ...
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<category>Investigations</category>
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<title>September 15, 2011 -- New Hanover County Insurance Agent Arrested on Alleged Embezzlement Charges</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2011/091511.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Earl E. Gay of Leland; he is charged with 
14 counts of embezzlement by ...
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<category>Investigations</category>
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<title>September 14, 2011 -- Wake County Bondsman Arrested in Undercover Sting</title>
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<description>
RALEIGH -- - Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Laporcia Demeka Jones of Garner; she is 
charged with one count of misdemeanor soliciting by a bail bondsman ...
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<title>September 13, 2011 -- Suspected Head of Staged Accident Ring Arrested in Tryon</title>
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<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Michael Kareem Hannon of Tryon; he 
is charged with 16 counts of insurance fraud, nine counts of ...
</description>
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<title>September 8, 2011 -- Department of Insurance Investigators Break up Alleged Staged Accident Ring</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of seven people accused of ...
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<title>September 6, 2011 -- North Carolina Requests Adjustment to Medical Loss Ratio Standard</title>
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<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced North Carolina's request to U.S. Department of Health 
and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to adjust the ...
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<category>Investigations</category>
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<title>September 2, 2011 -- Commissioner Goodwin Activates Disaster Mediation Program</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced that homeowners whose insurance claims have been denied 
for damage caused by Hurricane Irene may be eligible for ... 
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<category>NCDOI</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2011 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>September 1, 2011 -- Some Insurance Procedures Modified by State of Disaster </title>
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<description>
RALEIGH -- Pursuant to North Carolina General Statute 58-2-46, Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin has issued 
Bulletin 11-B-09 to advise insurance companies and other entities licensed under the insurance law of North Carolina...
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<category>NCDOI</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2011 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>August 26, 2011 -- What do I do after the storm? </title>
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<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin reminds North Carolinians that the Department of Insurance is 
here to assist people as they deal with insurance-related concerns after Hurricane Irene ...
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<title>August 26, 2011 -- Department of Insurance Investigators Arrest Cabarrus County Man for Alleged Insurance Fraud </title>
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<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of James Wesley Morrison of Kannapolis; he is charged 
with one count of insurance fraud ...
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<title>August 26, 2011 -- Insurance Investigators and U.S. Marshals Arrest Fugitive in Columbus County</title>
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<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Merlin Jerome "MJ" Smith of Elizabethtown; 
he is charged with one count of obtaining property by false pretense, 34 counts of ...
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<title>August 25, 2011 -- Coverage for Extra Prescriptions During State of Emergency </title>
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RALEIGH -- In light of the state's declaration of emergency for parts of eastern North Carolina, Insurance Commissioner Wayne 
Goodwin today enacted a statutory provision to ...
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<title>August 25, 2011 -- Stanly County Insurance Agent Arrested for Alleged Finance Fraud </title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Melissa Edwards Sanders of Albemarle; 
she is charged with 13 counts of ...
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<title>August 25, 2011 -- Johnston County Bail Bondsman Arrested </title>
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<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Niki Deshawn Daniels of Clayton; he is 
charged with one count each of ...
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<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>August 24, 2011 -- It's Not Too Late to Prepare for Hurricane Irene</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin urges all North Carolinians to take simple but important steps to 
protect their families and investments as the threat of Hurricane Irene approaches ...
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<title>August 23, 2011 -- Insurance Agent Arrested, Accused of Falsifying Documents</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of David Sharlow of Sneads Ferry; he is 
charged with four counts of ...
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<title>August 22, 2011 -- Six Wake County Residents Arrested in Alleged Auto Insurance Fraud Ring</title>
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<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrests of six people accused of engaging 
in an insurance fraud scheme involving ...
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<title>August 18, 2011 -- Bail Bondsman Investigated by Department of Insurance, Arrested by U.S. Marshals</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2011/081811.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Yolanda Smith of Elizabethtown; she 
is charged with one count each of ...
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<pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2011 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>August 16, 2011 -- Joint Investigation Leads to Additional Arrests in Wake County Bail Bonds Case</title>
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<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrests of four Wake County Jail trustees after 
a joint investigation by the Department of Insurance Criminal Investigations Division and ...
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<title>August 15, 2011 -- Alleged Disability Fraud Leads to Mecklenburg County Arrest</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2011/081511.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Crystal Beasley Walker of Charlotte; 
she is charged with six counts of insurance fraud and ...
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<title>August 12, 2011 -- Mecklenburg County Man Arrested in Alleged Auto Insurance Scam</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2011/081211.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Lee Shawn Johnson of Charlotte; he is 
charged with four counts each of insurance fraud and ...
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<title>August 10, 2011 -- Manufactured Home Dealer Accused of Taking Payments and Not Delivering Homes</title>
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<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Roger Leon King of Mills River; he is 
charged with two counts of obtaining property by ...
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<pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>August 9, 2011 -- Insurance Commissioner Launches Health Insurance Smart NC</title>
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<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the launch of Health Insurance Smart NC, a consumer assistance program from the Department of Insurance. 
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<title>August 4, 2011 -- Former Forsyth County Agent Arrested for Alleged Securities Scam</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Roland Dee Branch, 69, of 718 Pecan Ridge Circle, Kernersville; he is charged with 10 counts of obtaining property by false pretense...
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<pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2011 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>August 3, 2011 -- Brunswick County Woman Arrested in Alleged Auto Insurance Scam</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2011/080311.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Lakeia C. Freeman of Leland; she 
is charged with one count each of ...
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<title>July 27, 2011 -- SHIIP Announces Statewide Award Winners</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2011/072711.asp</link>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin would like to congratulate the winners of four statewide awards 
from SHIIP, the  ...
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<title>July 26, 2011 -- Department of Insurance and NC State Bureau of Investigation 
Collaborate to Arrest Brunswick County Couple</title>
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<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrests of Eric Proctor King, 35, and Leah Rasa 
Cunningham, 41, both of Southport ... they were arrested and charged with one count each of insurance fraud and ...
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<title>July 26, 2011 -- Lincolnton Bail Bondsman Arrested</title>
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<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Carl Edward Howard, of Lincolnton; he 
is charged with one count of ...
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<title>July 22, 2011 -- Joint Investigation Leads to Insurance Fraud Arrest</title>
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<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Joshua Rex Walston, 26, of 1567 
Lanvale Road, Leland; he is charged with one count each of insurance fraud and obtaining property by false pretense...
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<title>July 21, 2011 -- Insurance Fraud Arrest in Wake County</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Naquwana Tenia Davis-Robinson, 32, 
of 1400-G Quail Ridge Road, Raleigh; she is charged with one count each of insurance fraud and obtaining property 
by false pretense...
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<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>July 20, 2011 -- Martin County Woman Arrested, Charged with Insurance Fraud</title>
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<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Nicole Annette 
Perkins of Williamston; she is charged with one count each of insurance fraud and ...
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<title>July 13, 2011 -- Never Leave a Child Alone in a Car</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin, chair of Safe Kids North Carolina, reminds parents and 
caregivers to never leave a child unattended in a vehicle, for any length of time ...
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<title>July 12, 2011 -- Gaston County Man Accused of Filing False Insurance Claim</title>
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<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Jerry Robert Bell of Alexis; 
he is charged with one count of insurance fraud ...
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<title>July 1, 2011 -- Even Legal Fireworks Pose Potential Dangers</title>
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<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner and State Fire Marshal Wayne Goodwin warns North Carolinians about the 
dangers of consumer fireworks ...
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<title>June 28, 2011 -- Department of Insurance Investigation Leads to Arrest of Robeson County Woman</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2011/062811b.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Keion Danyel McPhaul of Red Springs; she is 
charged with three counts of insurance fraud and ...
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<title>June 28, 2011 -- Insurance Commissioner Announces More than $1 million in Refunds </title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced that SAFECO Insurance Company of America and American States 
Preferred Insurance Company have issued refunds totaling ...
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<title>June 27, 2011 -- Haywood County Insurance Agent Accused of Embezzlement</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2011/062711.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Alicia Ann Wilson of Canton; 
she is charged with three counts of embezzlement by an insurance agent ...
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<title>June 24, 2011 -- Department of Insurance Investigation Leads to Halifax County Woman's Arrest</title>
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<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Gloria Scott Richardson, 56, of Enfield; she is 
charged with one count of obtaining property by false pretense and one count of ...
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<title>June 21, 2011 -- Macon County Insurance Agent Accused of Embezzlement</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2011/062111.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Tammie Jo Ray of Franklin; she is 
charged with 14 counts of embezzlement by an insurance agent and ... 
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<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>June 17, 2011 -- Department of Insurance Investigation Leads to Wake County Woman's Arrest</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2011/061711.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Karen Barbour of Raleigh; she is charged with 
one count of insurance fraud, one count of ...
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<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2011 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>June 10, 2011 -- Department of Insurance and Wake County Sheriff's Office Collaborate to Arrest Bail Bondsman</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2011/061011.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Ricky Roberson, 51, of Raleigh; he is charged with 
one count of soliciting by a bail bondsman and one count of paying ...
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2011 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>June 7, 2011 -- Dwelling Filing Rate Hearing Rescheduled</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2011/060711.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced that the rate hearing originally scheduled for June 21, 2011, 
pertaining to the dwelling fire and extended coverage filing submitted by the North Carolina Rate Bureau has been rescheduled ...
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<title>May 31, 2011 -- "S'more dangerous than you think. Never leave your child alone in a car"</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2011/053111.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- On average, 35 to 40 children across the country die from heat exposure in vehicles each year, and 2010, with 49 hyperthermia deaths, turned out to be one of the deadliest years on record for children two months to six-years-old...
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<category>Safe Kids</category>
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<title>May 26, 2011 -- Safe Kids North Carolina Reminds Families to Pool Safely</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2011/052611b.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Safe Kids North Carolina, a statewide coalition housed in the North Carolina Department of Insurance Office of 
State Fire Marshal, today announced a new pool safety program that aims to keep children ...
</description>
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<category>Safe Kids</category>
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<title>May 26, 2011 -- Department of Insurance Investigation Leads to Halifax County Man's Arrest</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2011/052611.asp</link>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Andre Dejuan Day of Roanoke Rapids; he is charged 
with one count each of ...
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<category>Investigations</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2011 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>May 23, 2011 -- Halifax County Insurance Agent Accused of Embezzlement</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2011/052311.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Billie Joy 
Duncan of Enfield; she is charged with one count of embezzlement by ... 
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<category>Investigations</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2011 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>May 9, 2011 -- Insurance Commissioner Asks Legislators to Support Fund for Volunteer First Responders</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2011/050911.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner and State Fire Marshal Wayne Goodwin today encourages members of the North Carolina 
General Assembly, as they take on the very difficult task of balancing the state budget, to remember the importance of ... 
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<category>OSFM</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2011 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>May 2, 2011 -- Department of Insurance Investigation Leads to Buncombe County Man's Arrest</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2011/050211.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Keith Arthur Vinson of Arden; he is charged 
with three counts of insurance fraud in violation of ...
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<category>Investigations</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2011 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>April 27, 2011 -- Columbus County Man Arrested for Alleged Insurance Fraud</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2011/042711.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Ildefonso Pantaleon of Whiteville; he 
is charged with one count each of insurance fraud and ...
</description>
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<category>Investigations</category>
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<title>April 25, 2011 -- Waxhaw Man Arrested, Charged with Insurance Fraud</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2011/042511.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Derrick 
Dwayne Hood, 21, of 409 S. Jackson St., Waxhaw; he is charged with one count each of 
insurance fraud and ...
</description>
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<category>Investigations</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2011 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>April 20, 2011 -- Mediation Helps Resolve Disputes Over Storm Damage Insurance Claims</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2011/042011.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced that homeowners whose insurance claims have been 
denied for damage caused by the April 16 storms, tornadoes and flooding may be eligible for ...
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<category>NCDOI</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2011 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>April 18, 2011 -- After the Storm: Insurance Tips</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today is providing insurance tips for North Carolinians dealing with property 
damage after this weekend's devastating storms and tornadoes ...
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<category>NCDOI</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2011 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>April 11, 2011 -- Insurance Commissioner Warns North Carolina Drivers</title>
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<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced his opposition to proposals to do away with North Carolina's current auto ratemaking system ... 
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<category>NCDOI</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2011 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>April 7, 2011 -- Lumberton Insurance Agent Accused of Embezzlement</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2011/040711.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Dorchele Susie Brown of Lumberton; 
she is charged with one count of embezzlement by an insurance agent ... 
</description>
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<category>Investigations</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>March 28, 2011 -- Insurance Commissioner Goodwin Meets with Agent Advisory Committee</title>
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<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin announced today the newly appointed members of the ... 
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<category>NCDOI</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2011 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>March 24, 2011 -- Concord Man Accused of Making Duplicate Insurance Claims</title>
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<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Dennis Best, 42, of Concord; he is charged with 
two counts of insurance fraud ...
</description>
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<category>Investigations</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2011 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>March 24, 2011 -- Former Healthcare Worker Pleads Guilty to Insurance Fraud</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2011/032411.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the conviction and sentencing of Keiansha Fletcher, formerly of 
Charlotte; she pleaded guilty to 12 counts of ... 
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<category>Investigations</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2011 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>March 18, 2011 -- Raleigh Man Accused of Insurance Fraud Involving Vehicle Damage</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2011/031811.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Tuan Anh Bui of Raleigh; he is charged with 
one count each of ...
</description>
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<category>Investigations</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2011 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>March 16, 2011 -- Operation Medicine Drop: Clean Out Your Cabinets</title>
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<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin wants you to start your spring cleaning in your medicine cabinet. 
Operation Medicine Drop takes place March 20-26, 2011, to provide North Carolinians with ...
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<guid isPermaLink="false">NCDOI.com Press Release 213</guid>
<category>Safe Kids</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>March 10, 2011 -- Raleigh Woman Accused of Making False Stolen Vehicle Claim, Arrested For Insurance Fraud</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2011/031011b.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Nadine Outlaw Williams of Raleigh; she is charged 
with one count of insurance fraud ...
</description>
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<category>Investigations</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>March 10, 2011 -- Pair Arrested on Bail Bonding Charges in Lincoln County</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2011/031011.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrests of Alvaro Iriarte, Jr. of Conover; and Jason Andrew 
Rothenburg of Lincolnton ... 
</description>
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<category>Investigations</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>March 7, 2011 -- Bail Bondsman Arrested on Charges in Two Counties</title>
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<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Larry Delarence Atkinson of Clayton; he is 
charged with two counts each of ...
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<category>Investigations</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2011 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>March 4, 2011 -- Husband and Wife Sentenced in Insurance Fraud Scheme</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2011/030411b.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced that after a two-day jury trial in Granville County, a couple 
has been found guilty and sentenced in an insurance fraud scheme to steal an elderly woman's life savings ...
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<category>Investigations</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 04 Mar 2011 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>March 4, 2011 -- Former Bail Bondsmen Arrested in Bladen County</title>
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<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrests of Yolanda Mason Smith and and Chadwick F. Mason, both 
of Elizabethtown, N.C. Smith is charged with two counts each of ...
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<category>Investigations</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 04 Mar 2011 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>March 3, 2011 -- Ashe County Woman Accused of Making False Auto Insurance Claim</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2011/030311.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Kim Marie Waln of Fleetwood; she is charged with 
one count each of insurance fraud and ...
</description>
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<category>Investigations</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2011 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>March 1, 2011 -- Wilson Woman Accused of Embezzling Insurance Premiums</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2011/030111b.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Susan Kaye Glover of Wilson; she is charged 
with one count of embezzlement by an insurance agent ...
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<category>Investigations</category>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>March 1, 2011 -- Lumberton Bail Bondsman Arrested on Sex Charges</title>
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<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Alexander Chavis, Jr. of Lumberton; he is charged 
with two counts of sexual activity by ...
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<category>Investigations</category>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>February 21, 2011 -- Lenoir County Man Accused of Identity Theft, Selling Insurance with No Licensee</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2011/022111b.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Russell Edward Alphin of LaGrange; he is charged with 
three counts each of identity theft and ...
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<category>Investigations</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 Feb 2011 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>February 21, 2011 -- Goodwin Calls for Public Hearing on Dwelling Property Rate Request</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2011/022111.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today signed a notice of hearing in the dwelling fire and extended coverage 
rate case, in which the North Carolina Rate Bureau requested an overall statewide average increase of ...
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<category>NCDOI</category>
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<title>February 17, 2011 -- Thomasville Man Arrested for Insurance Fraud, Accused of Setting House on Fire</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2011/021711.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Eric Stewart Turner of Thomasville; he is 
charged with one count each of insurance fraud, fraudulently burning a dwelling and ...
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<category>Investigations</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>February 15, 2011 -- State Fire Marshal Goodwin Urges North Carolinians to Keep Kids Safe from Fire</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2011/021511b.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner and State Fire Marshal Wayne Goodwin and the North Carolina Office of State Fire Marshal 
are joining a public push to keep children ...
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<title>February 9, 2011 -- Guilford County Man Pleads No Contest, Sentenced for Insurance Fraud Scheme</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2011/020911b.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced that William Richard McCutcheon of Greensboro 
has pleaded no contest to 20 charges including ...
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<category>Investigations</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 9 Feb 2011 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>February 9, 2011 -- Auto Body Shop Owner Arrested on Charge of Insurance Fraud</title>
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<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Anthony Martin Hernandez of Morehead City; he is 
charged with one count of insurance fraud ...
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<category>Investigations</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 9 Feb 2011 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>February 2, 2011 -- More than 800 People Comment on Dwelling Property Rate Hike Request</title>
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RALEIGH -- January 31, 2011, marked the end of the public comment period pertaining to the dwelling fire 
and extended rate filing received by the Department of Insurance on Jan. 4 ...
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<pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2011 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>February 2, 2011 -- N.C. Auto Insurance Companies Ask for No Rate Change</title>
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<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced that the Department has received the annual 
auto insurance rate filing from the North Carolina Rate Bureau ...
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<category>NCDOI</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2011 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>January 31, 2011 -- Commissioner Goodwin Announces More Than $40 Million in Recoveries and Savings for North Carolinians
</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2011/013111.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today released the 2010 statistics for the Department of Insurance's Consumer 
Services, Agent Services, Healthcare Review, Market Regulation, Criminal Investigations and SHIIP Divisions ....
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<title>January 26, 2011 -- Bail Bonding Business Owners Accused of Filing False Statements</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2011/012611.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Yolanda Mason Smith of Elizabethtown; 
she is charged with one count of each of attempting to obtain property by false pretense and obstruction of justice.
Warrants have been issued for her husband, Merlin "Jerome" Smith, also of Elizabethtown, for two counts of .... 
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<title>January 25, 2011 -- NCDOI Criminal Investigators Crack Down on Insurance Fraud </title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2011/012511b.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced a record-breaking year for monetary 
restitution and recoveries for ... 
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<category>NCDOI</category>
<pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2011 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>January 25, 2011 -- Arrests Made in Alleged Three County Staged Auto Accident Ring</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2011/012511.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of 10 individuals involved 
in an alleged staged auto accident ring ...
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<guid isPermaLink="false">NCDOI.com Press Release 192</guid>
<category>Investigations</category>
<pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2011 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>January 21, 2011 -- Department of Insurance Orders Return of $16 Million to Beach Plan </title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2011/012111.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced a settlement that orders the North Carolina 
Insurance Underwriting Association, also known as the Beach Plan, to reverse the distribution of more than 
$16 million ...
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<category>NCDOI</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 21 Jan 2011 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>January 13, 2011 -- Sampson County Insurance Agent Accused of Embezzlement</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2011/011311.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Shawn Elizabeth Eubank of Roseboro. 
She is charged with one count of embezzlement by an insurance agent ...
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<category>Investigations</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jan 2011 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>January 7, 2011 -- Lumberton Couple Arrested on Charges of Insurance Fraud</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2011/010711.asp</link>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrests of Randy King and Carolyn Killens King of 
Lumberton. Both are charged with willfully failing ...
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<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jan 2011 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>January 4, 2011 -- N.C. Insurers Request 20.9 Percent Rate Hike for Dwelling Property Policies</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2011/010411.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH --  Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced that the Department has received the dwelling fire 
and extended coverage rate filing from the North Carolina Rate Bureau ...
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<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jan 2011 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>December 23, 2010 -- Former Wake County Insurance Agent Accused of Pocketing Premiums</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2010/122310.asp</link>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Douglas Lee Borsum, Sr. of Holly Springs. 
He is charged with 13 counts of ...
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<category>Investigations</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 23 Dec 2010 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>December 9, 2010 -- Fuquay-Varina Native Earns Governor's Award for Public Service</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2010/120910.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced that Kelly Ransdell, deputy director of the 
Department's Prevention, Programs and Grants Division and director of Safe Kids North Carolina, has been awarded 
the Governor's Award for Excellence for Public Service ...
</description>
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<category>Safe Kids</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 09 Dec 2010 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>December 7, 2010 -- Mount Olive Woman Accused of Filing False Insurance Documents</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2010/120710.asp</link>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Kimberly Burch Jones of Mount Olive. She 
is charged with one count of filing false insurance claims ...
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<category>Investigations</category>
<pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2010 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>December 1, 2010 -- BCBSNC individual policyholders will begin receiving refunds this week</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2010/120110b.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin wants to remind North Carolinians that starting this week, approximately 
215,000 Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina individual policyholders will begin receiving ...
</description>
<guid isPermaLink="false">NCDOI.com Press Release 184</guid>
<category>NCDOI</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 Dec 2010 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>December 1, 2010 -- High Point Businessman Charged with Insurance Fraud</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2010/120110.asp</link>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Bernd Barron Hess of High Point.
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<title>November 24, 2010 -- Durham Woman Accused of Altering Document for Insurance Money </title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2010/112410.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Inetta Johnson Strudwick of Durham. She is 
charged with one count each of insurance fraud, attempting to obtain ...
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<title>November 19, 2010 -- Cary Woman Arrested for Insurance Fraud</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2010/111910.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Tonja Jordan Austin of Cary. She is charged 
with two counts of failing to pay group health insurance premiums and ...
</description>
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<title>November 18, 2010 -- Robeson County Pair Accused of Insurance Fraud </title>
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<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrests of Heather Lynn Locklear of Lumberton and 
Demetrus Locklear of Pembroke. Both were charged with ...
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<title>November 12, 2010 -- Insurance Agent Accused of Embezzlement</title>
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<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Eleanor Ford Boyette of Washington. She was charged 
with one count of embezzlement ... 
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<title>November 12, 2010 -- Wilkes County Woman Charged with Insurance Fraud</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2010/111210B.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Frances Moore of Moravian Falls. An insurance agent 
and owner and operator of Fran Moore Allstate Agency, Moore is charged with 14 counts of insurance fraud ...
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<title>November 12, 2010 -- Medicare Annual Election Period Begins Nov. 15</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin wants to remind the state's 1.5 million Medicare recipients that now is the 
time to review ...
</description>
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<title>November 4, 2010 -- Cary Subcontractor Accused of Insurance Fraud</title>
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<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Richard David Stone, 44, of 110 Bancroft Brook Drive ...
</description>
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<category>Investigations</category>
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<title>October 29, 2010 -- Be Safe in the Street When You Trick-or-Treat</title>
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RALEIGH -- Halloween is one of the most exciting nights of the year for many kids, but it can also be one of the most dangerous ...
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<title>October 28, 2010 -- Guilford County Insurance Agent Accused of Embezzlement</title>
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<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Amy Clifton Smith ... of Greensboro. 
She is charged with one count of embezzlement by an insurance agent ...
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<title>October 28, 2010 -- Woman Arrested for Exploiting Grandmother for Insurance Money</title>
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<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Dawn Hathcock Morris ... 
of Albemarle, for an array of charges connected to alleged exploitation of her grandmother ...
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<title>October 27, 2010 -- Department of Insurance Settles Workers Comp Rate Filings</title>
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<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the settlement of the workers 
compensation rate filings ...
</description>
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<title>October 18, 2010 -- Insurance Adjuster Arrested on Charges of Embezzlement</title>
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<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of a Mecklenburg County insurance 
adjuster for alleged embezzlement ...
</description>
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<title>October 15, 2010 -- Durham sisters arrested on embezzlement charges</title>
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<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of a pair of sisters 
for alleged insurance fraud ...
</description>
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<title>October 12, 2010 -- Former Franklin County Insurance Agent Accused of Embezzlement</title>
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<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Judy W. Allen of Louisburg; 
she is charged with ...
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<title>October 11, 2010 -- Lenoir County Man Accused of Insurance Fraud</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Harry Leo Edwards of Kinston; 
he was charged with two counts of ...
</description>
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<title>October 5, 2010 -- Insurance Commissioner Goodwin Honors Fire Department With Its First Grant</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner and State Fire Marshal Wayne Goodwin is pleased to announce Tri-Community Volunteer 
Fire Department has been awarded ...
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<title>October 4, 2010 -- Mebane's Tim Bradley, Assistant State Fire Marshal, Earns International Recognition</title>
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<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner and State Fire Marshal Wayne Goodwin is pleased to announce that Tim Bradley, 
Senior Deputy Commissioner and Assistant State Fire Marshal, has been named ... 
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<title>October 4, 2010 -- North Carolina Fire Prevention Week Kicks Off In Cleveland County</title>
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RALEIGH -- During Fire Prevention Week, Oct. 3-9, kids will learn how to "Be a Fire Buster" at a special 
exhibit at the Cleveland County Fair ...
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<title>October 1, 2010 -- Focus on Smoke Alarms for Fire Prevention Week 2010</title>
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RALEIGH -- "Smoke Alarms: A Sound You Can Live With!" is the theme of this year's Fire Prevention Week, Oct. 3-9. 
Insurance Commissioner and State Fire Marshal Wayne Goodwin urges ... 
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<title>October 1, 2010 -- Former Guilford County Insurance Agent Accused of Embezzlement</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of David Ray Hastings of Greensboro; he was 
charged with one count of embezzlement by an insurance agent ... 
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<title>September 29, 2010 -- Home Inspectors Take Advantage of New Online License Renewals</title>
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<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner and State Fire Marshal Wayne Goodwin is encouraged to see early 
success after the recent ... 
</description>
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<category>NCDOI</category>
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<title>September 29, 2010 -- Car Shop Owner and Customer Accused of Insurance Fraud</title>
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<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrests of a Martin County automobile repair 
shop owner and one of his customers for alleged insurance fraud ... 
</description>
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<category>Investigations</category>
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<title>September 28, 2010 -- Two Arrested in Alleged Stolen Jewelry Scheme</title>
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RALEIGH -- On Sept. 23, the next round of provisions of the federal health care reform bill, also called 
the Affordable Care Act, will go into effect. Many of these provisions provide ... 
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<title>September 28, 2010 -- Woman Accused of Altering Medical Documents for Insurance Money</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2010/092810.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Keiansha Melissa Fletcher, formerly of 
Charlotte; she was charged with 13 counts of ... 
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<title>September 22, 2010 -- Additional Healthcare Reform Provisions Go Into Effect Sept. 23</title>
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RALEIGH -- On Sept. 23, the next round of provisions of the federal health care reform bill, also called 
the Affordable Care Act, will go into effect. Many of these provisions provide ... 
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<title>September 22, 2010 -- Greenville Insurance Agent Accused of Embezzlement</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2010/092210b.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Godfrey Gray Bell, Sr., of 
Greenville. He was arrested in Pitt County and charged with one count of embezzlement by an insurance agent ... 
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<title>September 22, 2010 -- Trio Arrested in Alleged Staged Auto Accident</title>
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<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrests of three people who Department of Insurance 
criminal investigators allege were involved in a staged traffic accident ...
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<title>September 20, 2010 -- Over 215,000 Policyholders to Receive BCBSNC Refunds Totaling $155.8 Million</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2010/092010.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina President and CEO 
Brad Wilson today announced a decision on individual policyholder rates for BCBSNC customers ... 
</description>
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<title>September 17, 2010 -- College Students Canvass Neighborhoods for Fire Safety</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2010/091710.asp</link>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner and State Fire Marshal Wayne Goodwin, the Raleigh Fire Department and students 
from North Carolina State University and Shaw University are teaming up to ... 
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<title>September 16, 2010 -- Child Passenger Safety Week is Sept. 19-25</title>
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RALEIGH -- Child Passenger Safety Week is Sept. 19-25, and Safe Kids North Carolina is urging parents and 
caregivers to ... 
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<title>September 15, 2010 -- Fayetteville Insurance Agent Accused of Embezzlement</title>
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<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Timothy Michael Moore of Fayetteville 
on four counts of embezzlement by an insurance agent ...
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<title>September 15, 2010 -- More Than 1,800 N.C. Consumers to Receive Refunds Totaling $680,718.22</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2010/091510.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced that 1,803 Allstate Insurance Company policy 
holders in North Carolina will receive refunds ...
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<title>September 8, 2010 -- Department of Insurance Receives Workers Comp Rate</title>
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<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin has received the 2010 workers compensation rate filings from 
the North Carolina Rate Bureau, the organization that ...
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>September 8, 2010 -- September is Campus Fire Safety Month</title>
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RALEIGH -- September has been proclaimed Campus Fire Safety Month in North Carolina, and Insurance Commissioner 
and State Fire Marshal Wayne Goodwin is reminding all college and university communities ...
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<title>September 1, 2010 -- Commissioner Goodwin Urges Consumers to Prepare for Hurricane Earl</title>
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<description>
RALEIGH -- Weather forecasts indicate that Hurricane Earl is on a path that could impact North Carolina 
this week. Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin is reminding all North Carolinians to ...
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<title>August 20, 2010 -- Alamance County Business Owner Arrested</title>
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<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Virgil Lawrence Manuel of 
Graham. Manuel was charged with three counts of terminating a group health insurance plan without  ...  
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<title>August 17, 2010 -- N.C. Department of Insurance Receives $1 million Healthcare Reform Grant</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2010/081710.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced that the N.C. Department of Insurance has been 
awarded $1 million in federal funding to ... 
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<title>August 16, 2010 -- Three Arrested in Alleged Stolen Vehicle Scheme</title>
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<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrests of three individuals allegedly involved in a 
fraudulent stolen vehicle scheme meant to deceive ... 
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<title>July 29, 2010 -- SHIIP Announces Statewide Award Winners</title>
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<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the winners of four statewide awards from 
the Department's Seniors' Health Insurance Information Program, SHIIP, Division. They are ... 
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<title>July 28, 2010 -- Pitt County Mother and Daughter Accused of Insurance Fraud</title>
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<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrests of Jacqueline Leigh Cherry and her mother Rebecca 
Cherry Stilley, both of Winterville. They were charged with insurance fraud ... 
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<title>July 26, 2010 -- Robeson County Insurance Agent Arrested for Alleged Embezzlement</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2010/072610.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Michael Devon McLean of
Lumberton; he is charged with one count of embezzlement ... 
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<title>July 23, 2010 -- North Carolina Home Inspector Licensure Board Elects Chairman</title>
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<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner and State Fire Marshal Wayne Goodwin announces today the  
election of the new chairman of the North Carolina Home Inspector Licensure Board ...
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<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>July 23, 2010 -- Lumberton Insurance Agent Guilty of Fraud</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2010/072310.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the conviction of Robert Gene Killens of 
Lumberton. He was found guilty of one count of insurance fraud ...
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<title>July 22, 2010 -- Prevent "Backover" and "Frontover" Accidents</title>
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<description>
RALEIGH -- After hearing reports that a 15-month-old Wayne County child was critically 
injured yesterday when her father was moving his vehicle ...
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<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>July 21, 2010 -- Wayne County Insurance Agent Arrested </title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Edward Charles Harris of 
Goldsboro. A licensed insurance agent, Harris was charged with five counts of ...
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<title>July 16, 2010 -- Raleigh Woman Arrested for Alleged Insurance Fraud</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2010/071610d.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Maria Guadalupe 
Flores of Raleigh; she was charged with one count of insurance fraud ...
</description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>July 16, 2010 -- Durham Woman Arrested for Alleged Connection to Auto Accident Fraud Ring</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2010/071610c.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Alesia Burnette of Durham on five counts 
of insurance fraud. Warrants have also been issued for two others still at large ...
</description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>July 16, 2010 -- Raleigh Man Arrested for Canceling Employee Health Coverage Without Notice</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2010/071610b.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Paul Joseph Stafford of Raleigh; he was 
charged with one count of willful termination of a group health plan ...
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<title>July 16, 2010 -- Durham Woman Arrested on Charges of Insurance Fraud</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2010/071610.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Lakeitha Hinton Jones of Durham; she was charged 
with one count of attempted obtaining property by false pretense and two counts each of insurance fraud ...
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<title>July 14, 2010 -- Long-term Care Partnership Legislation Signed by Governor Perdue</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2010/071410.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin and DHHS Secretary Lanier Cansler today announced 
that Senate Bill 1193 has been signed by Governor Bev Perdue ...
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<title>July 13, 2010 -- Hot Car Deaths Rise with the Temperatures</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2010/071310.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- It is shaping up to be a particularly deadly year for children dying from hyperthermia in hot cars. 
On average, 35 to 40 children across the country die ...
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<title>June 30, 2010 -- Four Arrested in Greenville for Auto Insurance Fraud Schemes</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2010/063010.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrests of four people for their alleged involvement 
in a series of automobile insurance fraud schemes ...
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<category>Investigations</category>
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<title>June 28, 2010 -- Put Safety First, Leave Fireworks to the Pros this July 4th</title>
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<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner and State Fire Marshal Wayne Goodwin reminds all North Carolinians to put safety first 
this Fourth of July holiday weekend ...
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<title>June 25, 2010 -- Raleigh Woman Arrested for Insurance Fraud</title>
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<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Annette J. Porter of Raleigh; she was 
charged with one count of obtaining property by false pretense ...
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<title>June 25, 2010 -- Temporary Licenses for Pyrotechnics Operators Approved</title>
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<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner and State Fire Marshal Wayne Goodwin announces today that the Office of State Fire Marshal 
has the authority to issue one-time, temporary pyrotechnic licenses ...
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<category>OSFM</category>
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<title>June 24, 2010 -- Fayetteville Woman Accused of Insurance Fraud</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2010/062410.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Lori Bunce Herring of Fayetteville; she was 
charged with one count each of insurance fraud and obtaining property by false pretense ...
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<title>June 23, 2010 -- Commissioner Goodwin Orders Increased Mitigation Credits for Homeowners Insurance along the Coast</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2010/062310.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced that he has ordered a schedule of mitigation 
credits for qualifying homeowners insurance policies in North Carolina's beach and coastal territories ...
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<title>June 11, 2010 -- Bondsman Arrested After Allegedly Taking Tips From Jailer</title>
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<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Wycliffe Deneen-Niko 
Harrigan of Carrboro ...
</description>
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<category>Investigations</category>
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<title>June 11, 2010 -- Husband and Wife Arrested on Bail Bonding Charges</title>
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<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrests of 
Jamie Rebecca Taylor and Anthony Taylor, both of Goldsboro...
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<category>Investigations</category>
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<title>June 1, 2010 -- Williamston Woman Arrested in Alleged Insurance Fraud Scheme</title>
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<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Tina Renee Cherry ... of Williamston; 
she was charged with ...
</description>
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<category>Investigations</category>
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<title>June 1, 2010 -- Enfield Woman Arrested in Alleged Insurance Fraud Scheme</title>
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<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Angie Lee Jones ... of Enfield; she was charged 
with ...
</description>
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<category>Investigations</category>
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<title>May 28, 2010 -- Hillsborough Nutritional Counselor Arrested in Alleged Overbilling Scheme</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2010/052810.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Felicia Louis Rocchi ... of Hillsborough; 
she is charged with ...
</description>
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<category>Investigations</category>
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<title>May 26, 2010 -- Are you prepared for hurricane season?</title>
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RALEIGH -- This week is national Hurricane Preparedness Week, and next week marks the beginning ...
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<title>May 14, 2010 -- Taylorsville woman arrested for embezzlement</title>
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<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of ...
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<title>May 13, 2010 -- Five Bail Bondsmen Arrested for Breaking and Entering, Three Suspects Still At Large </title>
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<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of fire bail bondsmen and the continued 
search for ...
</description>
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<title>May 7, 2010 -- Aetna's Ordered to Stop Ads and Enrollment of Medicare Part D Plans </title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2010/050710.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced that the Department's SHIIP program is 
available to help some 23,000 N.C. Medicare recipients who may be affected ...
</description>
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<title>May 3, 2010 -- 2009 Auto Rate Settlement Refund Distribution Starts Today</title>
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<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin wants to remind North Carolinians that starting this week, 
approximately one million policyholders will begin receiving ...
</description>
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<title>April 28, 2010 -- DOI Receives Mitigation Filing Stemming from H.B. 1305 Legislation</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2010/042810b.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced that the Department of Insurance has 
received the North Carolina Rate Bureau's filing to establish ...  
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<title>April 28, 2010 -- Rocky Mount Woman Charged with Insurance Fraud in Alleged Auto-Give Up 
</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2010/042810.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Sheila Pittman Dickens of Rocky Mount 
on one count each of ...  
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<category>Investigations</category>
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<title>April 21, 2010 -- Raleigh Insurance Agent Arrested</title>
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<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Craig Genard Jenkins ... of 
Raleigh ... for submitting 132 bogus ...  
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<category>Investigations</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>April 15, 2010 -- Laurinburg Woman Accused of Insurance Fraud</title>
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<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Candice Dawn Barrington of Laurinburg, 
charged with one count each of insurance fraud and ...  
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<title>March 31, 2010 -- SHIIP Announces Events for Medicare Recipients Displaced by Fox Insurance </title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2010/033110.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the schedule of SHIIP events across the state 
aimed at helping the 24,000 ...  
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<category>SHIIP</category>
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<title>March 30, 2010 -- Commissioner Goodwin Leads National Discussion of Readability Standards</title>
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<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin announced his participation in the national discussion 
surrounding the need for ...  
</description>
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<category>NCDOI</category>
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<title>March 25, 2010 -- Hoke County Building Code Official Arrested</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2010/032510.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Leonard Gerald Thompson of Fayetteville. 
He was arrested Tuesday and charged with 30 counts of performing fire safety inspections ...  
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<category>Investigations</category>
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<title>March 19, 2010 -- North Carolina Auto Insurance Rates Lowest in the South</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2010/031910.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced that North Carolina drivers 
pay an average of ...
</description>
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<category>NCDOI</category>
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<title>March 10, 2010 -- Fox Insurance's Medicare Part D Plan Contract Terminated by Medicare</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2010/031010b.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH --  Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced that the Department's SHIIP program is 
available to help some 24,000 N.C. Medicare recipients who are affected by ...
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<category>SHIIP</category>
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<title>March 10, 2010 -- Operation Medicine Drop Disposes of Unused, Expired Prescriptions</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2010/031010.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH --  Poisoning from prescription medications is on the rise in North Carolina ... 
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<category>Safe Kids</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>March 9, 2010 -- Wilson Woman Accused of Staging Robbery for Insurance Money</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2010/030910c.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Leslie Michelle Nowell of Wilson 
for allegedly staging a robbery in an attempt to receive insurance money ...
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<category>Investigations</category>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>March 9, 2010 -- Roxboro Woman Accused of Insurance Fraud</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2010/030910b.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Julia A. Clay of Roxboro; she was 
charged with insurance fraud and ...
</description>
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<category>Investigations</category>
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<title>March 9, 2010 -- DOI Helps North Carolina Consumers Recover $20 Million</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2010/030910.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today released the 2009 statistics 
for the Department of Insurance's ...
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<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>March 8, 2010 -- NCDOI Launches Mobile Web site for Consumers</title>
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<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the launching of a 
mobile version of the N.C. Department of Insurance's Web site ...
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<category>NCDOI</category>
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<title>March 5, 2010 -- Robeson County Man Charged with Insurance Fraud</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2010/030510b.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of David Ray Cummings of Lumberton 
on one count each of insurance fraud ...
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<category>Investigations</category>
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<title>March 5, 2010 -- Fox Insurance's Medicare Part D Plan Suspended; 24,000 North Carolinians May be Affected
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<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2010/030510.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced that the Department's SHIIP program is available to 
help some 24,000 N.C. Medicare recipients who may be affected ...
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<title>February 22, 2010 -- OSFM Hosts Grant Writing Workshops for Local Fire Departments</title>
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<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner and State Fire Marshal Wayne Goodwin announces that the Office 
of State Fire Marshal is partnering with ...
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<title>February 11, 2010 -- Four Raleigh Residents Arrested on Bail Bonding Related Charges</title>
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<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of ...
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<title>February 10, 2010 -- Former Insurance Agent Pleaded Guilty to Embezzlement, Sentenced to House Arrest</title>
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<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the sentencing of Terri Lynn Spence of Emerald Isle, 
who pleaded guilty to ...
</description>
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<title>February 1, 2010 -- Davidson County Man Earns Governor's Award for Innovations</title>
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<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner and State Fire Marshal Wayne Goodwin today announced that 
Jonathan Sowers, a training specialist in the Department's Fire and Rescue Training and 
Inspections Division ...
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<title>February 1, 2010 -- New Pyrotechnic Permitting Law Takes Effect Feb. 1</title>
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<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner and State Fire Marshal Wayne Goodwin announces that starting 
today all pyrotechnic operators in North Carolina must obtain ...
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<title>January 29, 2010 -- Winter Storm Threat a Reminder to Follow Safety Tips</title>
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<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner and State Fire Marshal Wayne Goodwin urges North Carolina 
families to follow these safety tips to stay safe during and after the upcoming winter storm ...
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<title>January 25, 2010 -- Husband and Wife Arrested on Charges of Exploiting an Elder Adult</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2010/012510c.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Aaron Pittman of Louisburg, 
and his wife, Mildred Diane Dew of Rocky Mount. Both are accused of an elaborate scheme to steal the 
life savings of an elderly woman ...
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<title>January 25, 2010 -- Cary Gym Owner Arrested on Insurance Fraud Charges</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2010/012510b.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Frank P. 
D'Alonzo for allegedly terminating, without notice, group health insurance for the employees of 
Impact Athletics in Cary ...
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<title>January 25, 2010 -- Greensboro Man Arrested on Charges of Insurance Fraud</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2010/012510.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Gayland Anthony 
Oliver of Greensboro, on charges of submitting false claims to his insurance company ...
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<category>Investigations</category>
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<title>January 5, 2010 -- Federal COBRA Subsidy Extended by Six Months</title>
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<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced that the federal 
subsidy program for COBRA coverage for involuntarily terminated workers has been extended ...
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<title>January 5, 2010 -- Local Woman Arrested on Charges of Embezzlement</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2010/010510.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Sheila Carol Williams. 
Department investigators allege that ... Williams used her position at N.C. Farm Bureau to steal  ...
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<title>December 31, 2009 -- Renters in N.C. Safer From the Silent Killer Starting Tomorrow</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2009/123109.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner and State Fire Marshal Wayne Goodwin announces that beginning 
Jan. 1, N.C. landlords are required by law to install ...
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<category>OSFM</category>
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<title>December 17, 2009 -- Raleigh Man Arrested on Charges of Insurance Fraud</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2009/121709b.asp</link>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Lamar Olin White, last known address is Raleigh, 
who filed a fraudulent insurance claim with Liberty Mutual Insurance Company ... 
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<category>Investigations</category>
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<title>December 17, 2009 -- Fremont Woman Arrested on Charges of Embezzlement</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2009/121709.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Wendy C. McGuire, 31, 463 Union Grove Church 
Road, Fremont  ...
</description>
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<category>Investigations</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>December 15, 2009 -- Eighth and Final Defendant Sentenced in Staged Accident Ring</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2009/121509b.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the sentencing of the last defendant 
in an auto insurance fraud ring that spanned four years  ...
</description>
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<category>Investigations</category>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>December 15, 2009 -- Don't Unwrap A Holiday Hazard This Christmas</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2009/121509.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Emergency rooms see approximately 217,000 toy-related injuries each year. But the good news is ...
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<category>Safe Kids</category>
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<title>December 1, 2009 -- Greensboro Woman Arrested on Charges of Embezzlement and Larceny</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2009/120109.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Ashley Carrol Waddell of
Greensboro on felony embezzlement and larceny charges ...
</description>
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<category>Investigations</category>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>November 18, 2009 -- Commissioner Goodwin Appoints New Members to FAIR, Beach Plan Boards</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2009/111809.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin announced the appointment of five new members  ...
</description>
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<category>NCDOI</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>November 17, 2009 -- Medicare Part D Annual Election Period in Full Swing</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2009/111709.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin wants to remind the state's 1.3 million 
Medicare recipients ...
</description>
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<category>SHIIP</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>November 4, 2009 -- New Charges in Market Street Advisors Investigation</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2009/110409.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced additional indictments in 
the criminal investigation of Charles Mark Hall of Smithfield ...    
</description>
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<category>Investigations</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>November 2, 2009 -- Former Insurance Agent Pleads Guilty to 16 Counts of Embezzlement</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2009/110209b.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today issued an update on the criminal investigations 
case involving insurance agent Jennifer Hughes Puckett  ...    
</description>
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<category>Investigations</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>November 2, 2009 -- Department of Insurance Settles Workers Comp Rate Filings</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2009/110209.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the settlement of the workers 
compensation rate filings ...    
</description>
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<category>NCDOI</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>October 26, 2009 -- Brother and Sister Arrested and Accused of Auto Give-Up</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2009/102609.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Wanda Nichols 
Covington and her brother, Thomas Nichols Jr., both of Lewiston Woodville. According to the 
arrest warrant, Covington is accused of filing false paperwork Progressive Insurance Company ...    
</description>
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<category>Investigations</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>October 22, 2009 -- Garner Woman Arrested on Charges in Three Separate Insurance Schemes</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2009/102209b.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Kimberly Joyce Smithson of 
Garner on charges of larceny and breaking and entering, filing a false report, insurance fraud and obtaining 
property by false pretenses ...    
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<category>Investigations</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>October 22, 2009 -- Insurance Agent Arrested on Charges of Embezzlement</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2009/102209.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Joseph Preston 
Alligood of Elizabeth City. Alligood, an independent insurance agent, is charged with 13 counts 
of embezzlement by an insurance agent ...    
</description>
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<category>Investigations</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>October 15, 2009 -- Three More Arrested in Connection with Staged Accident Ring</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2009/101509.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of three more people, 
which brings the total number of arrests in the Rowland Staged Accident Ring to seven  ...    
</description>
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<category>Investigations</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>October 7, 2009 -- "Relay for Extra Help" Kicks Off to Raise Awareness of Medicare Savings</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2009/100709.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- More than 100 seniors pounded the pavement today at a relay event in Raleigh to kickoff a 
statewide enrollment campaign for Medicare's "Extra Help" low-income subsidy  ...    
</description>
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<category>SHIIP</category>
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<title>October 1, 2009 -- Families Missing Important Fire Safety Tool</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2009/100109.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner and State Fire Marshal Wayne Goodwin urges North 
Carolinians to learn fire safety skills during Fire Prevention Week 2009 ...    
</description>
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<category>OSFM</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>September 25, 2009 -- Holly Springs Man Charged with Claiming False Lightening Damage</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2009/092509.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Earl Harvey Scott, Holly Springs. 
According to the arrest warrants, Scott lied to his insurance companies and claimed a total of $33,971.91 in 
fraudulent lightening damage ...    
</description>
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<category>Investigations</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>September 22, 2009 -- Owner of Market Street Advisors Arrested by N.C. Department of 
Insurance Investigators</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2009/092209b.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Charles Mark Hall, 
Smithfield, on charges of embezzlement by an insurance agent and exploiting disabled or elder trust ...    
</description>
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<category>Investigations</category>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>September 22, 2009 -- Pace Airlines Owner Arrested by N.C. Department of Insurance 
Investigators</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2009/092209.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Pace Airlines 
CEO William Charles Rodgers, Liberty, Mo. Rodgers is charged with one count of willful failure 
to pay group health insurance premiums ...   
</description>
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<category>Investigations</category>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>September 21, 2009 -- Advance woman arrested on charges of insurance fraud</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2009/092109b.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Heidi Michelle 
Flaherty of Advance. According to the arrest warrant, Flaherty filed a fraudulent insurance 
claim stating that she lost two diamond rings ...  
</description>
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<category>Investigations</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>September 21, 2009 -- Scotland Neck man arrested on charges of insurance fraud</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2009/092109.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Jackie Lynn Braddy 
of Scotland Neck. According to the arrest warrant, Braddy filed a fraudulent insurance claim 
stating that his riding lawn mower had been stolen ...
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<category>Investigations</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>September 14, 2009 -- Former Laurinburg Pastor Arrested on Charges of Embezzlement</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2009/091409b.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of James William Rupard of Laurinburg, 
... on charges he sold fake annuities to three victims ...
</description>
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<category>Investigations</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>September 14, 2009 -- Oxford Man Arrested on Charges of Unlicensed Bail Bonding</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2009/091409.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Antonio Oneal Thorpe of Oxford, 
on charges of obtaining property by false pretense and unlicensed bail bonding.  ...
</description>
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<category>Investigations</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>September 9, 2009 -- Child Passenger Safety Week 2009 Aims to Save Lives</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2009/090909.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- As many as 80 percent of all car seats are improperly installed ... This is especially 
scary because motor vehicle crashes are the No. 1 killer of children ...
</description>
<guid isPermaLink="false">NCDOI.com Press Release 64</guid>
<category>Safe Kids</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>September 2, 2009 -- Department of Insurance Receives Workers Comp Rate Filings</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2009/090209.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the receipt of the workers compensation 
rate filings from the North Carolina Rate Bureau ... 
</description>
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<category>NCDOI</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>September 1, 2009 -- Southport Business Owner Arrested on Charges of Insurance Fraud</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2009/090109.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Doranne Phillips Flynn, 
53, of Southport. Flynn is charged with one count of willful failure to pay group insurance, a class H felony ... 
</description>
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<category>Investigations</category>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>August 24, 2009 -- Back to School Injury Statistics and Safety Tips</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2009/082409b.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Up to 25 percent of the more than 14 million unintentional injuries to children 
each year happen in and around schools ... 
</description>
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<category>Safe Kids</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>August 24, 2009 -- Two Arrested on Charges of Insurance Fraud, Conspiracy</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2009/082409.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrests of Travis Lamond 
Draughn of Tarboro and Noah Freeman of Norfolk, Va. on charges of insurance fraud. Freeman and 
Draughn are father and son ...  
</description>
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<category>Investigations</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>August 21, 2009 -- Two Arrested in Alleged Staged Accident Ring; 
Third Suspect Remains At Large</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2009/082109.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrests of Mamie L. Jackson and 
Delton L. Dorty, both of Durham ... accused of staging auto accidents ... an arrest warrant also has 
been issued for the arrest of Jackson's daughter ...  
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<category>Investigations</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>August 20, 2009 -- Woman Accused of Auto Give-up</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2009/082009.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH --  Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Shamea V. Hayes of Powellsville. 
Hayes is charged with one count of insurance fraud.... 
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<category>Investigations</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>August 18, 2009 -- Four Arrested in Staged Accident Ring</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2009/081809.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of ... four Rowland residents ... 
all involved in staging traffic crashes .... 
</description>
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<category>Investigations</category>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>August 14, 2009 -- High School Teacher Arrested, Accused of Making up $38,000 Insurance Claim</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2009/081409b.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Chinell Jray Blount ... of Durham ...
on charges of insurance fraud and ... 
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<category>Investigations</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>August 14, 2009 -- Beach Plan Reform Brings More Competition to NC Days After Passage </title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2009/081409.asp</link>
<description> 
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin announced today that just seven days after the General 
Assembly passed HB 1305, otherwise known as the Beach Plan Reform Bill, AAA Carolinas has announced ...
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<category>NCDOI</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>August 10, 2009 -- Some N.C. Employers to Receive Distribution from Phoenix Fund</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2009/081009.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the distribution of $6.5 million to 
661 former members of the Phoenix Fund, Inc...   
</description>
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<category>NCDOI</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>August 5, 2009 -- Woman Convicted of Insurance Fraud</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2009/080509.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the conviction of Vonna Johnson, Morganton, on seven 
counts of insurance fraud ...  
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<category>Investigations</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>July 31, 2009 -- Thomasville Man Accused of Doctor Shopping for 100 Prescriptions</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2009/073109b.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of John Terry Leavelle, 30, Thomasville. 
According to Department investigators ... Leavelle visited 30 doctors for prescriptions ...  
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<category>Investigations</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>July 31, 2009 -- SHIIP Announces Statewide Award Winners</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2009/073109.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the winners of four statewide awards 
from the Department's Seniors' Health Insurance Information Program, SHIIP, Division ....  
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<category>SHIIP</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>July 24, 2009 -- North Carolinians May Qualify for Nationwide Class-Action Settlement</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2009/072409.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin wants North Carolinians to be aware of a class-action settlement 
that some 304,995 consumers across the state may qualify for ... 
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<category>NCDOI</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>July 23, 2009 -- Six Sentenced in Staged Accident Fraud Ring</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2009/072309.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the sentencing of six in an auto insurance fraud 
ring that spanned four years ...
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<category>NCDOI</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>July 15, 2009 -- Goodwin Signs Settlement That Decreases Auto Rates and Freezes Them Until At Least 2011</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2009/071509.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today signed a settlement with the North Carolina Rate Bureau that 
will roll back private passenger auto insurance rates to just under 2006 levels ...
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<category>NCDOI</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>July 9, 2009 -- July is Deadliest Month for Children in Hot Cars</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2009/070909.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Eighteen children have died in hot cars so far this year, most in the Southeast ...
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<category>Safe Kids</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>July 2, 2009 -- Man Charged in Six Year old Crime </title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2009/070209.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of John Fitzgerald Haynes ...
of Bessemer City ... who was charged with insurance fraud and one count of altering serial numbers.
</description>
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<category>Investigations</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>June 25, 2009 -- Three Arrested and Accused in Owner Give-Up Scheme </title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2009/062509.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Massey Ray Bowser, 
25, ... in what is commonly called an "owner give-up" ...
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<category>Investigations</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>June 24, 2009 -- Man Arrested on Charges of "Working While Disabled"</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2009/062409.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Rhyan Neil Hammonds ... Hammonds 
filed a false disability claim through his employer ...
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<category>Investigations</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>June 18, 2009 -- New N.C. Law Extends COBRA Enrollment Period for Unemployed Workers</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2009/061809.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced that Senate Bill 957 was signed into law 
by the Governor ...
</description>
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<category>Investigations</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>June 9, 2009 -- Adjuster Accused of Taking Client's Insurance Claims Payment</title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2009/060909.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Ashley C. Waddell ... 
According to the investigation, Waddell ... took $89,314.52 in insurance claims payments ...
</description>
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<category>Investigations</category>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>June 3, 2009 -- After One Year, Authorities Catch Up With Quick </title>
<link>http://www.ncdoi.com/media/news2/year/2009/060309.asp</link>
<description>
RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Rodique Androsly Quick ... after 
a year of evading investigators ...
</description>
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<category>Investigations</category>
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RALEIGH -- Hurricane season is just around the corner - it starts June 1 and lasts until Nov. 30 - and that's why  ...
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<title>May 21, 2009 -- Michael Howell Pleads Guilty to 25 Counts of Embezzlement</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced that Michael A. Howell ... has pleaded guilty 
to 25 counts of embezzlement by an insurance agent. Howell is also charged with first degree murder ...
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<title>May 20, 2009 -- Safe Kids North Carolina Tackles Confusion About Pool and Spa Law</title>
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RALEIGH -- Memorial Day weekend marks the beginning of swim season, but this year there's been a change to 
your local pool ...
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<title>May 18, 2009 -- Smithfield Woman Arrested on Charges of Embezzlement, Insurance Fraud</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Jessica Brandy Hinnant, 28, 612 S. First St., Smithfield ...
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<title>May 15, 2009 -- Chicken Farmer Arrested on Charges of Lying About Insurance Claims</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Stanley J. Davis, Jr., 40, 
367 Joe Brown Road, Woodland, on two counts of ...
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<title>May 13, 2009 -- Former Insurance Agent Pleads Guilty</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced Carol Marklew Overby, 52, 6371 N.C. Highway 119 N., Leasburg ...
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrests of Merlin Jerome Smith, 41, Yolanda Smith, 40, 
and Chadwick Mason, 21, all of 154 Lakeview Dr., Elizabethtown ...
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<title>May 1, 2009 -- Kannapolis Insurance Agent Arrested on Charges of Embezzlement</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Sherri Efrid, 45, 11174 Mooresville Road, Davidson. According to the investigation ...
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<title>April 30, 2009 -- Former Vice-Principal Arrested for Second Time</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of William Anthony Cominos Jr., 46, 1105 Pinewood Dr., Raleigh ...
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<title>April 23, 2009 -- Woman is Eighth Arrested in Accident Fraud Ring</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Latosha Nicole Smith, 22, 2617 Jefferson Dr., Greenville. Smith turned herself in ...
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<title>April 23, 2009 -- Members of Military Still Due Benefits from Multi-state Insurance Settlement</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today reminds members of the military across North Carolina that they may be entitled to recover compensation stemming ...
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<title>April 22, 2009 -- Governor Declares April 26-May 3 Safe Kids Week in North Carolina</title>
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RALEIGH -- More than 6 million children were injured unintentionally in the United States in 2007. National Safe Kids Week ...
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<title>April 22, 2009 -- Insurance Agent Arrested for Allegedly Selling Dozens of Fake Policies</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Philip Raulerson, 35, 1241 Edward Aims Road, Jamesville ...
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner and State Fire Marshal Wayne Goodwin today urged House lawmakers to pass Senate Bill 652, Prohibit Sale of Novelty Lighters ...
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced that the Department of Insurance has filed an appeal of the Wake County Superior Court order ...
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<title>April 9, 2009 -- Long-Time Agent Pleads Guilty to 11 Counts of Felony Embezzlement</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announces the conviction and sentencing of Kenneth Rick Morrow, 43, 4625 Nix Creek Rd ...
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<title>April 8, 2009 -- Insurance Agent Arrested for Staging Accidents</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Robert Gene Killens, 51, 1005 N. Elm St., Lumberton. According to the investigation ...
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced his support of Senate Bill 957, which qualifies laid-off employees of small businesses for federal benefits ...
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RALEIGH -- - Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Jennifer Hughes Puckett, 30, 163 Woodside Dr., Rockingham, on 10 charges of embezzlement ...
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RALEIGH -- - Officials at the Department of Insurance today released a notice of hearing in the 2009 auto insurance rate case ...
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of two bail bondsmen, R. Vinson Smith, 43, 807 Alexander St., Statesville ...
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Paquito Rafael Brown, 36, 408 North Redding St., Gastonia ...
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<title>March 24, 2009 -- Empire Chevrolet Dealership wins State-wide Award</title>
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RALEIGH -- Empire Chevrolet of Wilkesboro has been named Safe Kids North Carolina Outstanding Partner of the Year ...
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<title>March 23, 2009 -- DOI Helps North Carolinians Recover $10 Million in 2008</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today released the 2008 statistics for the Department of Insurance's Consumer Services Division ...
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<title>March 23, 2009 -- Woman Arrested on Charges of Identity Theft Involving Medicare Recipients</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Melissa Swain Parrish, 36, 8423 Meadow View Lane, Bahama ...
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RALEIGH -- Safe Kids North Carolina State Chair and N.C. Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin announces that the Safe Kids Wake County Coalition ...
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<title>March 18, 2009 -- Man Involved in 36 Crashes, Accused of Insurance Fraud</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Jonathan Christian Jones, 39, 803 South Boots St., Marion, Ind ...
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RALEIGH -- During National Poison Prevention Week, Insurance Commissioner and Safe Kids North Carolina Chair Wayne Goodwin reminds parents that kids are more likely ...
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<title>March 10, 2009 -- Rowan County Insurance Agent Arrested on Embezzlement Charges</title>
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Pam S. Bollinger, 44, 1315 King Road, Salisbury ...
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner and Safe Kids N.C. Chair Wayne Goodwin reminds North Carolinians the upcoming time change is the best time to make a change that could save lives ...
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Latrisha Yvette Godley, 31, 2332 Springhill Road, Greenville ...
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Keith Devon Acklin, 28, 1017 W. 4th St., Greenville ...
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Brian Joseph Eavens, 45, 4500 Central Ave. Unit C, Charlotte ...
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Michael Johnson, 48, whose last known address was 8415 Redding Ave., Charlotte ...
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced that the Department has received the annual auto insurance rate filing from the North Carolina Rate Bureau ...
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced that Michael A. Howell, 41, 5405 Fredrick St., Indian Trial, has been charged with 25 counts of embezzlement ...
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Teeketa Graham Davis, 48, 2577 Banner Whitehead Rd., Sophia ...
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced today the arrest of an Edgecombe County man ...
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announces the arrest of another Eastern North Carolina resident for his part in what Department of Insurance of investigators ...
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RALEIGH -- Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the most recent 2008 statistics for North Carolina fires and fire fatalities ...
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